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Kiel, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Kiel, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 12:45 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
69%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:15 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Kiel, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKiel, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 82°
Kiel, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    13%
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°63°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    76°58°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°56°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    39%
    0.80″
    80°62°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Showers
    49%
    1.1″
    70°59°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    77°58°+7°
Kiel, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
016° · veering 133°
Direction
NNE
016°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 133° from the nne.
Kiel, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.0
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.0
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.7981.4983.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kiel, WI
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~35 @ 10 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9
Kiel, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.6mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
17:45 UTC · Kiel, 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
17:45 UTC · Kiel, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kiel, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kiel, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kiel, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:40 AM
Sunrise
12:15 AM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kiel, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
9:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kiel, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kiel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53042

16-Day Forecast — Kiel

  1. Sat82°68°13%
  2. Sun82°63°7%
  3. Mon76°58°0%
  4. Tue80°56°5%
  5. Wed80°62°39%
  6. Thu70°59°49%
  7. Fri77°58°20%
  8. Sat81°62°10%
  9. Sun65°56°10%
  10. Mon74°56°10%
  11. Tue75°59°10%
  12. Wed79°61°19%
  13. Thu83°66°16%
  14. Fri84°67°17%
  15. Sat78°65°19%
  16. Sun85°65°23%

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 — Kiel

SPC includes Kiel 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 Kiel

  • 53042

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.