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Elmwood, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Elmwood, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 11:42 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
69%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Sunset
3:57 PM
Elmwood, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElmwood, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 67°H 85°
Elmwood, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.04″
    85°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    26%
    0.63″
    82°67°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    81°66°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    84°65°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    0.23″
    76°68°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    58%
    78°61°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    81°60°+3°
Elmwood, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 146°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 167SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Elmwood, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.1983.5985.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elmwood, WI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.73 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 32

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Elmwood, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
32%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.1mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
16:42 UTC · Elmwood, 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
16:42 UTC · Elmwood, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elmwood, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elmwood, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elmwood, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
3:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elmwood, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elmwood, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elmwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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 code: 54740

16-Day Forecast — Elmwood

  1. Sat85°64°30%
  2. Sun82°67°26%
  3. Mon81°66°5%
  4. Tue84°65°13%
  5. Wed76°68°58%
  6. Thu78°61°58%
  7. Fri81°60°9%
  8. Sat77°62°11%
  9. Sun73°57°17%
  10. Mon77°53°7%
  11. Tue78°59°9%
  12. Wed82°64°18%
  13. Thu83°60°13%
  14. Fri86°67°19%
  15. Sat85°69°29%
  16. Sun86°70°29%

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 — Elmwood

SPC includes Elmwood in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Elmwood

  • 54740

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.