Iron River, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Iron River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle31%0.01″77°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—79°57°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—86°56°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm40%0.91″89°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers63%0.78″71°58°-18°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast49%—79°55°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—85°54°+6°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Iron River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54847
16-Day Forecast — Iron River
- Sat77°59°31%
- Sun79°57°13%
- Mon86°56°11%
- Tue89°66°40%
- Wed71°58°63%
- Thu79°55°49%
- Fri85°54°12%
- Sat71°57°13%
- Sun75°55°12%
- Mon79°53°11%
- Tue85°57°11%
- Wed83°63°12%
- Thu85°58°19%
- Fri86°63°19%
- Sat85°57°23%
- Sun93°64°14%
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 — Iron River
SPC includes Iron River in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Iron River
- 54847