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Darlington, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Darlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Darlington, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 2:01 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
74%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Darlington, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDarlington, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 65°H 83°
Darlington, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    0.07″
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    84°65°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    78°62°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°59°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    81°65°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    43%
    76°65°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    78°64°+2°
Darlington, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 179°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 14 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 139SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Darlington, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.8983.2985.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Darlington, WI
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~36 @ 11 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Darlington, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.6mi
UNLIMITED
67 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:01 UTC · Darlington, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:01 UTC · Darlington, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Darlington, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Darlington, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Darlington, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Darlington, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Darlington, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Darlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53530

16-Day Forecast — Darlington

  1. Sat81°68°39%
  2. Sun84°65°10%
  3. Mon78°62°2%
  4. Tue80°59°3%
  5. Wed81°65°31%
  6. Thu76°65°43%
  7. Fri78°64°19%
  8. Sat75°60°11%
  9. Sun76°57°11%
  10. Mon75°56°8%
  11. Tue80°59°8%
  12. Wed77°60°26%
  13. Thu81°64°26%
  14. Fri78°67°23%
  15. Sat76°60°23%
  16. Sun74°56°26%

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 — Darlington

SPC includes Darlington 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 Darlington

  • 53530

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.