Lake Mills, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Mills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers28%0.35″83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——78°61°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°57°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm32%0.37″81°60°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Rain47%0.15″71°66°-10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%0.06″79°56°+8°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — 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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake Mills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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: 53551
16-Day Forecast — Lake Mills
- Sat83°69°28%
- Sun84°65°8%
- Mon78°61°2%
- Tue80°57°1%
- Wed81°60°32%
- Thu71°66°47%
- Fri79°56°20%
- Sat83°62°9%
- Sun69°58°13%
- Mon73°55°8%
- Tue76°58°7%
- Wed78°61°20%
- Thu81°66°14%
- Fri84°67°19%
- Sat84°69°29%
- Sun85°69°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 — Lake Mills
SPC includes Lake Mills 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 Lake Mills
- 53551