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Ironton, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Ironton, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 12:06 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:25 AM
Sunset
3:44 PM
Ironton, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIronton, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 67°H 82°
Ironton, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    23%
    82°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°67°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    79°61°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°61°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    45%
    1.0″
    80°64°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    51%
    75°64°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    12%
    78°59°+3°
Ironton, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
013° · veering 125°
Direction
NNE
013°
Sustained
6
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 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 126SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ironton, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.6981.4983.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ironton, WI
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+5 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 11 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ironton, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.8mi
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
17:06 UTC · Ironton, 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
17:06 UTC · Ironton, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ironton, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ironton, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ironton, 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 19m
Sunset
3:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ironton, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ironton, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ironton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Ironton

  1. Sat82°66°23%
  2. Sun81°67°8%
  3. Mon79°61°3%
  4. Tue81°61°3%
  5. Wed80°64°45%
  6. Thu75°64°51%
  7. Fri78°59°12%
  8. Sat81°63°10%
  9. Sun70°57°12%
  10. Mon76°53°9%
  11. Tue77°59°7%
  12. Wed79°61°19%
  13. Thu78°66°13%
  14. Fri83°67°14%
  15. Sat83°69°26%
  16. Sun84°70°29%

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 — Ironton

SPC includes Ironton 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 Ironton

  • 53941

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.