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Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Weather

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

Fond du Lac weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fond du Lac, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 12:36 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
83%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:17 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Fond du Lac, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFond du Lac, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 82°
Fond du Lac, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    11%
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°65°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    79°60°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°55°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    0.69″
    81°62°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    46%
    0.15″
    71°60°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    77°57°+6°
Fond du Lac, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
001° · veering 138°
Direction
N
001°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 16 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 179SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 138° from the n.
Fond du Lac, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.2986.4987.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fond du Lac, WI
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 10 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
4.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fond du Lac, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.7mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
17:36 UTC · Fond du Lac, 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
17:36 UTC · Fond du Lac, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fond du Lac, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fond du Lac, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fond du Lac, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:42 AM
Sunrise
12:17 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fond du Lac, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fond du Lac, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fond du Lac at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 54935, 54937

16-Day Forecast — Fond du Lac

  1. Sat82°69°11%
  2. Sun82°65°6%
  3. Mon79°60°1%
  4. Tue80°55°3%
  5. Wed81°62°42%
  6. Thu71°60°46%
  7. Fri77°57°20%
  8. Sat82°62°10%
  9. Sun68°57°10%
  10. Mon75°57°9%
  11. Tue76°59°9%
  12. Wed79°61°19%
  13. Thu82°66°10%
  14. Fri85°67°17%
  15. Sat82°68°23%
  16. Sun86°67°23%

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 — Fond du Lac

SPC includes Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac

  • 54937
  • 54935
  • 54936

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.