Fairchild, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairchild weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast26%—84°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—83°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Clear——79°62°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——81°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm59%0.10″76°66°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast59%—77°63°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%—79°59°+2°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 34 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fairchild at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54741
16-Day Forecast — Fairchild
- Sat84°64°26%
- Sun83°67°20%
- Mon79°62°2%
- Tue81°63°6%
- Wed76°66°59%
- Thu77°63°59%
- Fri79°59°11%
- Sat78°62°10%
- Sun72°55°11%
- Mon77°52°8%
- Tue78°59°7%
- Wed75°62°19%
- Thu83°68°13%
- Fri85°67°19%
- Sat86°70°39%
- Sun84°70°31%
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 — Fairchild
SPC includes Fairchild in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Fairchild
- 54741