Eau Claire, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Eau Claire weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle36%0.03″86°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—85°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail24%—82°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm63%1.9″74°62°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast59%—78°57°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle14%0.06″73°58°-5°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Eau Claire at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°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
- Sat86°64°36%
- Sun85°67°16%
- Mon81°66°4%
- Tue82°64°24%
- Wed74°62°63%
- Thu78°57°59%
- Fri73°58°14%
- Sat75°54°8%
- Sun77°54°12%
- Mon76°55°7%
- Tue80°62°7%
- Wed81°66°13%
- Thu80°65°13%
- Fri77°61°29%
- Sat67°58°20%
- Sun78°54°20%
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 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 — Eau Claire
SPC includes Eau Claire in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Eau Claire
- 54703
- 54701
- 54702