Dane, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dane weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—80°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——81°64°+1°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——78°59°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°59°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm39%0.27″80°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers49%0.18″71°63°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—78°57°+7°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dane at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53529
16-Day Forecast — Dane
- Sat80°66°20%
- Sun81°64°9%
- Mon78°59°1%
- Tue80°59°2%
- Wed80°63°39%
- Thu71°63°49%
- Fri78°57°16%
- Sat82°62°9%
- Sun69°57°12%
- Mon75°53°9%
- Tue76°58°6%
- Wed79°60°23%
- Thu81°65°16%
- Fri83°66°16%
- Sat82°69°26%
- Sun83°69°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Dane
SPC includes Dane in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Dane
- 53529