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Manitowoc, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Manitowoc, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 3:04 PM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
82°
Humidity
59%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:13 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Manitowoc, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastManitowoc, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 80°
Manitowoc, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    11%
    80°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    0.02″
    81°64°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    73°60°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°59°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    0.21″
    78°67°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    49%
    70°63°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    70°59°
Manitowoc, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
034° · backing 146°
Direction
NE
034°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2310SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 146° from the ne.
Manitowoc, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.2
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.2
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+3.1
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.2990.6994.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Manitowoc, WI
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
3.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 37
Manitowoc, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.0mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
20:04 UTC · Manitowoc, 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
20:04 UTC · Manitowoc, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Manitowoc, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Manitowoc, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Manitowoc, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:38 AM
Sunrise
12:13 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Manitowoc, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Manitowoc, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Manitowoc at a glance

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

ZIP code: 54220

16-Day Forecast — Manitowoc

  1. Sat79°66°11%
  2. Sun81°63°5%
  3. Mon73°60°1%
  4. Tue80°59°5%
  5. Wed78°67°38%
  6. Thu70°63°49%
  7. Fri70°59°17%
  8. Sat71°58°10%
  9. Sun74°56°12%
  10. Mon70°54°12%
  11. Tue80°57°10%
  12. Wed78°66°19%
  13. Thu82°63°25%
  14. Fri81°65°23%
  15. Sat73°60°29%
  16. Sun72°53°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 — Manitowoc

SPC includes Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc

  • 54220

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.