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Mineral Point, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Mineral Point, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 10:12 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
88%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Sunset
3:42 PM
Mineral Point, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMineral Point, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 68°H 82°
Mineral Point, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.06″
    82°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    83°68°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    80°61°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°60°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    34%
    0.58″
    80°62°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    0.67″
    73°66°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    16%
    78°59°+5°
Mineral Point, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
035° · veering 140°
Direction
NE
035°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 127SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 140° from the ne.
Mineral Point, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.9
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.79 inHg
Now
974.9
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975978
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.3974.9974.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Mineral Point, WI
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~32 @ 9 PM

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.6 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.6 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
light
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Mineral Point, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
15:12 UTC · Mineral Point, 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
15:12 UTC · Mineral Point, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mineral Point, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mineral Point, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mineral Point, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
3:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mineral Point, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mineral Point, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mineral Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53565

16-Day Forecast — Mineral Point

  1. Sat82°67°30%
  2. Sun83°68°23%
  3. Mon80°61°2%
  4. Tue80°60°6%
  5. Wed80°62°34%
  6. Thu73°66°42%
  7. Fri78°59°16%
  8. Sat82°63°9%
  9. Sun68°57°12%
  10. Mon74°54°8%
  11. Tue76°60°6%
  12. Wed78°62°19%
  13. Thu80°66°13%
  14. Fri82°66°19%
  15. Sat85°68°23%
  16. Sun83°70°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 — Mineral Point

SPC includes Mineral Point 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 Mineral Point

  • 53565

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.