Independence, Wisconsin Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Independence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Clear——83°62°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°66°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail68%0.02″81°69°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle68%—80°66°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——78°63°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——84°61°+6°
- SundayJul 12Light Drizzle——86°69°+2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 12:28 PM
- In sign
- ♈︎ Aries
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Independence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 54747
16-Day Forecast — Independence
- Mon83°62°0%
- Tue87°66°5%
- Wed81°69°68%
- Thu80°66°68%
- Fri78°63°7%
- Sat84°61°6%
- Sun86°69°6%
- Mon93°72°4%
- Tue93°76°5%
- Wed79°64°16%
- Thu70°55°17%
- Fri74°54°16%
- Sat81°56°16%
- Sun83°60°26%
- Mon84°63°25%
- Tue86°63°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Independence
SPC has placed Independence in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Independence
- 54773
- 54747
- 54612