DeForest, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
DeForest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—81°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——81°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——76°60°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°58°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail35%0.11″79°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers48%—73°64°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—77°61°+4°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — 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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
DeForest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 53532
16-Day Forecast — DeForest
- Sat81°67°18%
- Sun81°65°6%
- Mon76°60°1%
- Tue80°58°1%
- Wed79°65°35%
- Thu73°64°48%
- Fri77°61°16%
- Sat75°58°9%
- Sun76°55°12%
- Mon73°54°8%
- Tue80°58°6%
- Wed77°62°23%
- Thu81°63°16%
- Fri80°66°16%
- Sat72°60°26%
- Sun74°54°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 — DeForest
SPC includes DeForest 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 DeForest
- 53532
- 53598