Monona, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—81°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——79°61°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°58°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm32%0.07″81°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers45%0.38″71°66°-10°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy18%—79°56°+8°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Monona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Monona
- Sat81°68°24%
- Sun81°65°10%
- Mon79°61°1%
- Tue81°58°1%
- Wed81°61°32%
- Thu71°66°45%
- Fri79°56°18%
- Sat83°62°10%
- Sun69°58°13%
- Mon74°54°8%
- Tue77°58°5%
- Wed78°60°23%
- Thu81°66°16%
- Fri84°67°16%
- Sat84°69°26%
- Sun84°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 — Monona
SPC includes Monona 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 Monona
- 53716
- 53713