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Francis Creek, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Francis Creek, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 10:27 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
84%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:13 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Francis Creek, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFrancis Creek, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 77°
Francis Creek, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    14%
    77°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    80°61°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    76°58°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°57°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    39%
    1.8″
    81°63°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    50%
    0.25″
    71°60°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    76°57°+5°
Francis Creek, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
033° · veering 132°
Direction
NNE
033°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 6 · pk 15 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 132° from the nne.
Francis Creek, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.1986.9988.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Francis Creek, WI
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~33 @ 9 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7
Francis Creek, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.7mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
15:27 UTC · Francis Creek, 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
15:27 UTC · Francis Creek, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Francis Creek, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Francis Creek, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Francis Creek, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:37 AM
Sunrise
12:13 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Francis Creek, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Francis Creek, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Francis Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54214

16-Day Forecast — Francis Creek

  1. Sat77°66°14%
  2. Sun80°61°7%
  3. Mon76°58°0%
  4. Tue81°57°5%
  5. Wed81°63°39%
  6. Thu71°60°50%
  7. Fri76°57°19%
  8. Sat81°62°11%
  9. Sun66°57°14%
  10. Mon74°55°12%
  11. Tue75°60°9%
  12. Wed79°62°19%
  13. Thu81°67°16%
  14. Fri84°68°17%
  15. Sat78°65°19%
  16. Sun85°65°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 — Francis Creek

SPC includes Francis Creek 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 Francis Creek

  • 54220
  • 54214

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.