Medford, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Medford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle18%—81°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—81°62°0°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——77°59°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm11%—79°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers60%1.1″69°61°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast60%—78°59°+9°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle10%0.11″69°54°-9°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
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 36 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Medford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54451
16-Day Forecast — Medford
- Sat81°63°18%
- Sun81°62°12%
- Mon77°59°6%
- Tue79°63°11%
- Wed69°61°60%
- Thu78°59°60%
- Fri69°54°10%
- Sat75°52°11%
- Sun77°53°8%
- Mon75°51°8%
- Tue78°60°8%
- Wed79°62°16%
- Thu77°63°13%
- Fri76°59°13%
- Sat64°55°39%
- Sun79°48°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 — Medford
SPC includes Medford 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 Medford
- 54451