Highland, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy26%—83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Clear——78°62°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°59°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail44%—80°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—75°64°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——78°62°+3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 2.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Highland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53543
16-Day Forecast — Highland
- Sat83°67°26%
- Sun83°66°7%
- Mon78°62°2%
- Tue80°59°6%
- Wed80°64°44%
- Thu75°64°44%
- Fri78°62°9%
- Sat74°58°6%
- Sun75°54°7%
- Mon74°54°9%
- Tue79°58°7%
- Wed77°61°24%
- Thu81°63°29%
- Fri77°64°18%
- Sat73°59°23%
- Sun74°54°26%
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 — Highland
SPC includes Highland 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 Highland
- 53543