Jefferson, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jefferson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers34%0.62″81°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°64°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°61°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°56°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers30%0.01″81°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers48%—75°64°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—78°61°+3°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — 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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Jefferson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53549
16-Day Forecast — Jefferson
- Sat81°69°34%
- Sun84°64°7%
- Mon78°61°2%
- Tue80°56°2%
- Wed81°63°30%
- Thu75°64°48%
- Fri78°61°23%
- Sat75°59°9%
- Sun76°55°13%
- Mon73°54°9%
- Tue80°57°8%
- Wed78°62°20%
- Thu82°63°14%
- Fri77°68°19%
- Sat75°60°29%
- Sun74°54°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 — Jefferson
SPC includes Jefferson 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 Jefferson
- 53549