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Jackson, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Jackson, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 11:52 AM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
60%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Jackson, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJackson, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 63°H 84°
Jackson, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    23%
    0.18″
    84°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    82°63°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°58°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°57°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    37%
    81°60°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Showers
    53%
    0.28″
    70°62°-11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    27%
    79°58°+9°
Jackson, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
355° · veering 120°
Direction
N
355°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 17 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 120° from the n.
Jackson, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.3982.0982.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Jackson, WI
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.0 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
6.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Jackson, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.3mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
16:52 UTC · Jackson, 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
16:52 UTC · Jackson, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Jackson, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Jackson, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Jackson, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Jackson, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Jackson, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jackson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53037

16-Day Forecast — Jackson

  1. Sat82°68°23%
  2. Sun82°63°11%
  3. Mon78°58°0%
  4. Tue80°57°2%
  5. Wed81°60°37%
  6. Thu70°62°53%
  7. Fri79°58°27%
  8. Sat80°61°6%
  9. Sun67°58°11%
  10. Mon75°56°11%
  11. Tue76°59°8%
  12. Wed81°61°19%
  13. Thu83°66°11%
  14. Fri84°67°16%
  15. Sat84°66°20%
  16. Sun86°65°19%

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 — Jackson

SPC includes Jackson 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 Jackson

  • 53037

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.