Highland, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——82°66°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——83°63°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle50%—81°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm52%—74°66°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—76°60°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast11%—77°59°+1°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 37 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 37 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 5.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 4.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Highland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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
- Sun82°66°5%
- Mon83°63°1%
- Tue81°64°1%
- Wed81°65°50%
- Thu74°66°52%
- Fri76°60°21%
- Sat77°59°11%
- Sun83°63°8%
- Mon74°57°5%
- Tue74°53°6%
- Wed77°57°13%
- Thu78°61°23%
- Fri83°63°32%
- Sat85°67°19%
- Sun87°68°16%
- Mon86°68°23%
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 — Highland
SPC includes Highland 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 Highland
- 53543