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Downing, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Downing, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 10:38 PM
67
°
Rain
Feels like
69°
Humidity
93%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Sunset
3:58 PM
Downing, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDowning, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 65°H 86°
Downing, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    45%
    0.83″
    85°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    23%
    0.26″
    86°65°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°66°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    29%
    0.08″
    80°66°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    57%
    2.3″
    73°63°-7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    34%
    75°57°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    76°57°+1°
Downing, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
001° · backing 49°
Direction
N
001°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 22 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 201SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 49° from the n.
Downing, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.6
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.6
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.6980.0981.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Downing, WI
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.6 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.6 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Downing, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
6.5mi
GOOD
78 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
03:38 UTC · Downing, 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
03:38 UTC · Downing, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Downing, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Downing, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Downing, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Daylight
15h 31m
Sunset
3:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Downing, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Downing, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Downing at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54734

16-Day Forecast — Downing

  1. Sat85°63°45%
  2. Sun86°65°23%
  3. Mon90°66°2%
  4. Tue80°66°29%
  5. Wed73°63°57%
  6. Thu75°57°34%
  7. Fri76°57°9%
  8. Sat74°54°8%
  9. Sun75°56°6%
  10. Mon81°61°9%
  11. Tue79°62°8%
  12. Wed79°62°28%
  13. Thu76°65°19%
  14. Fri82°66°19%
  15. Sat80°58°19%
  16. Sun72°59°20%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Downing

SPC has placed Downing in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Downing

  • 54734

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.