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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 1:16 PM
83
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
88°
Humidity
62%
Wind
7 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 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 63°H 83°
Jackson, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°63°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    76°60°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°56°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    37%
    1.00″
    80°62°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    53%
    73°63°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    77°58°+4°
Jackson, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
020° · backing 178°
Direction
NNE
020°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Jackson, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.1982.0983.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Jackson, WI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
3.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Jackson, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.9mi
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
18:16 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
18:16 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. Sat83°68°25%
  2. Sun82°63°6%
  3. Mon76°60°2%
  4. Tue83°56°2%
  5. Wed80°62°37%
  6. Thu73°63°53%
  7. Fri77°58°27%
  8. Sat75°56°6%
  9. Sun76°54°11%
  10. Mon73°52°11%
  11. Tue79°56°8%
  12. Wed78°63°19%
  13. Thu82°62°11%
  14. Fri79°66°16%
  15. Sat75°62°20%
  16. Sun75°54°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
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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.