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Menomonie, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Menomonie, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 12:50 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
66%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Sunset
3:56 PM
Menomonie, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMenomonie, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 66°H 85°
Menomonie, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    40%
    0.04″
    85°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    26%
    0.94″
    82°66°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    82°65°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    12%
    85°65°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    2.1″
    78°67°-7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    58%
    79°60°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    0.07″
    81°59°+2°
Menomonie, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
045° · backing 127°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 21 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 133SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Menomonie, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.0984.3986.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Menomonie, WI
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
6.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 27

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Menomonie, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.2mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
17:50 UTC · Menomonie, 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
17:50 UTC · Menomonie, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Menomonie, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Menomonie, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Menomonie, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
3:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Menomonie, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Menomonie, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Menomonie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54751

16-Day Forecast — Menomonie

  1. Sat85°65°40%
  2. Sun82°66°26%
  3. Mon82°65°3%
  4. Tue85°65°12%
  5. Wed78°67°58%
  6. Thu79°60°58%
  7. Fri81°59°9%
  8. Sat76°62°11%
  9. Sun74°57°17%
  10. Mon77°52°6%
  11. Tue78°59°8%
  12. Wed82°63°18%
  13. Thu84°58°13%
  14. Fri87°67°19%
  15. Sat86°67°29%
  16. Sun86°70°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 — Menomonie

SPC includes Menomonie 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 Menomonie

  • 54751

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.