Emerald, Wisconsin Weather
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Emerald weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle45%0.04″83°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast31%—82°66°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°64°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail13%0.02″83°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers53%2.5″71°59°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—77°56°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle—0.04″71°58°-6°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 45 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Emerald at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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.
16-Day Forecast — Emerald
- Sat83°62°45%
- Sun82°66°31%
- Mon81°64°4%
- Tue83°64°13%
- Wed71°59°53%
- Thu77°56°53%
- Fri71°58°8%
- Sat74°53°10%
- Sun76°56°17%
- Mon77°56°7%
- Tue80°60°6%
- Wed81°65°15%
- Thu81°65°13%
- Fri74°63°16%
- Sat66°57°29%
- Sun77°55°27%
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 — Emerald
SPC includes Emerald in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Emerald
- 54013