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Mason, Wisconsin Weather

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Mason, WI
Monday, July 6 at 2:10 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
48%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Sunset
3:58 PM
Mason, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMason, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 86°
Mason, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°49°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    14%
    85°64°-1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    85%
    0.49″
    73°60°-12°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    34%
    77°55°+4°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    83°55°+6°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    86°61°+3°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    88°60°+2°
Mason, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · backing 143°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4 mph
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 mph · pk 12 mph @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mason, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.6982.9984.3
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mason, WI
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
+9 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
5.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 23
Mason, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
82.8mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
19:10 UTC · Mason, 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
19:10 UTC · Mason, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mason, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mason, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mason, WI
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
4:41 AM
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Daylight
15h 39m
Sunset
3:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Mason, WI
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
12:27 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Mason, WI
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mason at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 54856

16-Day Forecast — Mason

  1. Mon86°49°7%
  2. Tue85°64°14%
  3. Wed73°60°85%
  4. Thu77°55°34%
  5. Fri83°55°7%
  6. Sat86°61°7%
  7. Sun88°60°8%
  8. Mon103°71°11%
  9. Tue95°73°8%
  10. Wed74°60°16%
  11. Thu71°57°14%
  12. Fri78°55°14%
  13. Sat86°59°17%
  14. Sun85°59°19%
  15. Mon89°59°19%
  16. Tue88°62°23%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Mason

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Mason

  • 54856

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.