Ladysmith, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ladysmith weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—82°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—83°62°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°63°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail37%—80°64°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers65%0.35″72°60°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle58%—80°55°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%0.02″72°56°-8°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ladysmith at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54848
16-Day Forecast — Ladysmith
- Sat82°62°23%
- Sun83°62°17%
- Mon80°63°2%
- Tue80°64°37%
- Wed72°60°65%
- Thu80°55°58%
- Fri72°56°16%
- Sat77°52°9%
- Sun81°54°10%
- Mon76°53°9%
- Tue80°60°9%
- Wed81°63°11%
- Thu80°64°13%
- Fri76°60°19%
- Sat67°57°19%
- Sun83°51°17%
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 — Ladysmith
SPC includes Ladysmith 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 Ladysmith
- 54848