Mount Sterling, Wisconsin Weather
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Mount Sterling weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle17%0.01″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy26%—81°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Clear——79°64°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail34%0.39″80°63°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers40%—75°65°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—78°60°+3°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.80 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mount Sterling at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54645
16-Day Forecast — Mount Sterling
- Sat82°68°17%
- Sun81°67°26%
- Mon79°64°2%
- Tue81°62°6%
- Wed80°63°34%
- Thu75°65°40%
- Fri78°60°16%
- Sat81°62°10%
- Sun69°56°10%
- Mon75°52°12%
- Tue78°59°10%
- Wed78°61°24%
- Thu78°66°16%
- Fri83°66°19%
- Sat85°67°26%
- Sun83°69°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 — Mount Sterling
SPC includes Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling
- 54631
- 54645