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Glidden, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Glidden, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 1:16 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:16 AM
Sunset
3:56 PM
Glidden, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGlidden, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 79°
Glidden, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    79°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    81°59°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    84°58°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    81°64°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    0.01″
    70°57°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    58%
    82°54°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    12%
    0.29″
    65°53°-17°
Glidden, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
083° · veering 117°
Direction
E
083°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Glidden, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.5
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.48 inHg
Now
964.5
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.6960.8964.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Glidden, WI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 16

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Glidden, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.5mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
18:16 UTC · Glidden, 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
18:16 UTC · Glidden, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Glidden, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Glidden, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Glidden, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:39 AM
Sunrise
12:16 AM
Daylight
15h 40m
Sunset
3:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Glidden, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
10:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Glidden, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Glidden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54527

16-Day Forecast — Glidden

  1. Sat79°61°19%
  2. Sun81°59°10%
  3. Mon84°58°3%
  4. Tue81°64°40%
  5. Wed70°57°64%
  6. Thu82°54°58%
  7. Fri65°53°12%
  8. Sat75°52°16%
  9. Sun80°54°12%
  10. Mon83°52°13%
  11. Tue85°60°13%
  12. Wed82°63°10%
  13. Thu84°65°20%
  14. Fri74°58°14%
  15. Sat62°50°21%
  16. Sun82°49°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 — Glidden

SPC includes Glidden 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 Glidden

  • 54527

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.