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
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle46%0.01″83°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm35%0.07″83°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail65%0.15″78°63°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast55%—79°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——78°62°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast10%—80°57°+2°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Downing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sun83°64°46%
- Mon85°65°3%
- Tue83°68°35%
- Wed78°63°65%
- Thu79°61°55%
- Fri78°62°6%
- Sat80°57°10%
- Sun87°65°11%
- Mon75°60°11%
- Tue77°55°8%
- Wed75°58°10%
- Thu81°62°18%
- Fri87°66°23%
- Sat90°67°19%
- Sun89°71°22%
- Mon92°70°27%
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 day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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