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De Soto, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

De Soto, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 9:17 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
89%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
De Soto, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDe Soto, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 67°H 83°
De Soto, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    19%
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    31%
    83°67°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    80°65°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    82°64°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    34%
    0.01″
    82°64°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    36%
    77°66°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    14%
    79°61°+2°
De Soto, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
353° · backing 115°
Direction
N
353°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 3 · pk 11 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 138SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
De Soto, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.2
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.2
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.7986.4988.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
De Soto, WI
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
De Soto, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
46 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
14:17 UTC · De Soto, 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
14:17 UTC · De Soto, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
De Soto, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
De Soto, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
De Soto, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
De Soto, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
De Soto, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Soto at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54624

16-Day Forecast — De Soto

  1. Sat83°68°19%
  2. Sun83°67°31%
  3. Mon80°65°2%
  4. Tue82°64°7%
  5. Wed82°64°34%
  6. Thu77°66°36%
  7. Fri79°61°14%
  8. Sat82°62°12%
  9. Sun71°57°12%
  10. Mon77°52°13%
  11. Tue79°60°8%
  12. Wed80°62°24%
  13. Thu80°68°16%
  14. Fri85°67°19%
  15. Sat86°68°26%
  16. Sun84°71°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 — De Soto

SPC includes De Soto 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 De Soto

  • 54624

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.