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Hillsboro, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Hillsboro, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 9:13 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
95%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:25 AM
Sunset
3:45 PM
Hillsboro, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHillsboro, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 65°H 81°
Hillsboro, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    18%
    81°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    80°65°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    79°61°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°62°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    0.26″
    79°64°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    39%
    76°64°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    78°59°+2°
Hillsboro, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
020° · veering 119°
Direction
NNE
020°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 134SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hillsboro, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.0
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.0
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980982
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.4979.5981.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Hillsboro, WI
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.85 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
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hillsboro, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.1mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
14:13 UTC · Hillsboro, 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
14:13 UTC · Hillsboro, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hillsboro, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hillsboro, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hillsboro, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
12:25 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
3:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hillsboro, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hillsboro, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hillsboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54634

16-Day Forecast — Hillsboro

  1. Sat81°64°18%
  2. Sun80°65°22%
  3. Mon79°61°1%
  4. Tue81°62°4%
  5. Wed79°64°32%
  6. Thu76°64°39%
  7. Fri78°59°13%
  8. Sat80°62°12%
  9. Sun71°58°12%
  10. Mon76°53°15%
  11. Tue78°60°13%
  12. Wed79°61°19%
  13. Thu77°68°19%
  14. Fri83°67°20%
  15. Sat83°69°26%
  16. Sun84°70°35%

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 — Hillsboro

SPC includes Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro

  • 54634

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.