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Lewis, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Lewis, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 3:18 PM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
59%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Sunset
4:02 PM
Lewis, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLewis, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 63°H 83°
Lewis, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    36%
    83°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.04″
    82°63°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    10%
    85°63°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    0.46″
    86°65°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Rain
    61%
    0.67″
    72°60°-14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    79°56°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    11%
    0.11″
    70°56°-9°
Lewis, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
055° · backing 168°
Direction
NE
055°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lewis, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.94 inHg
Now
980.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.2976.9980.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lewis, WI
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 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 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
2.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lewis, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.0mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
20:18 UTC · Lewis, 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
20:18 UTC · Lewis, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lewis, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lewis, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lewis, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Daylight
15h 36m
Sunset
4:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lewis, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lewis, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lewis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Lewis

  1. Sat82°60°36%
  2. Sun82°62°21%
  3. Mon85°63°10%
  4. Tue86°65°33%
  5. Wed72°60°61%
  6. Thu79°56°56%
  7. Fri70°56°11%
  8. Sat77°52°12%
  9. Sun79°55°15%
  10. Mon80°57°8%
  11. Tue83°60°8%
  12. Wed83°65°14%
  13. Thu84°65°16%
  14. Fri74°60°26%
  15. Sat67°58°18%
  16. Sun81°56°14%

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 — Lewis

SPC includes Lewis in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Lewis

  • 54837

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.