Lowell, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain19%0.55″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—83°64°+1°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——79°61°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°56°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers37%0.09″81°60°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers48%0.08″70°64°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—79°56°+9°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lowell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53557
16-Day Forecast — Lowell
- Sat82°69°19%
- Sun83°64°12%
- Mon79°61°1%
- Tue80°56°2%
- Wed81°60°37%
- Thu70°64°48%
- Fri79°56°17%
- Sat82°63°7%
- Sun69°58°12%
- Mon73°54°8%
- Tue76°58°8%
- Wed79°60°16%
- Thu82°66°7%
- Fri84°67°19%
- Sat83°69°23%
- Sun84°69°32%
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 — Lowell
SPC includes Lowell 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 Lowell
- 53557