Eau Claire, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Eau Claire weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle48%0.02″84°68°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——88°65°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm32%0.02″85°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail71%0.20″79°66°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle54%—80°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°62°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——82°57°+3°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 5.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Eau Claire at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 54701, 54703
16-Day Forecast — Eau Claire
- Sun84°68°48%
- Mon88°65°2%
- Tue85°66°32%
- Wed79°66°71%
- Thu80°61°54%
- Fri79°62°6%
- Sat82°57°9%
- Sun88°63°8%
- Mon77°58°11%
- Tue79°55°6%
- Wed78°58°14%
- Thu83°62°15%
- Fri89°67°27%
- Sat91°65°24%
- Sun90°70°20%
- Mon94°69°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Eau Claire
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 — Eau Claire
SPC has placed Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire
- 54703
- 54701
- 54702