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Hayward, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Hayward, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 8:44 PM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:59 PM
Hayward, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHayward, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 83°
Hayward, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    33%
    80°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°60°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°62°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    0.05″
    79°64°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    65%
    1.6″
    77°59°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    83°55°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Foggy
    15%
    68°54°-15°
Hayward, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
041° · backing 54°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 169SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 54° from the ne.
Hayward, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972976
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.0972.4973.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hayward, WI
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.95 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hayward, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.5mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
01:44 UTC · Hayward, 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
01:44 UTC · Hayward, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hayward, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hayward, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hayward, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Daylight
15h 38m
Sunset
3:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hayward, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hayward, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hayward at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54843

16-Day Forecast — Hayward

  1. Sat80°61°33%
  2. Sun83°61°8%
  3. Mon87°62°7%
  4. Tue79°64°46%
  5. Wed77°59°65%
  6. Thu83°55°51%
  7. Fri68°54°15%
  8. Sat80°51°13%
  9. Sun78°55°13%
  10. Mon82°62°8%
  11. Tue84°56°9%
  12. Wed85°59°10%
  13. Thu83°63°13%
  14. Fri77°63°16%
  15. Sat86°56°19%
  16. Sun75°57°17%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Hayward

SPC includes Hayward 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 Hayward

  • 54843

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.