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Nekoosa, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Nekoosa, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 11:36 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:46 PM
Nekoosa, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNekoosa, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 82°
Nekoosa, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    16%
    82°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    83°65°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    80°59°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°61°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    0.13″
    81°65°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    58%
    79°63°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    82°59°+3°
Nekoosa, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 156°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 14 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Nekoosa, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.2
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.2
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.5979.7981.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nekoosa, WI
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 2.5DRIVERGood
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
6.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Nekoosa, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.8mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
16:36 UTC · Nekoosa, 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
16:36 UTC · Nekoosa, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Nekoosa, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Nekoosa, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Nekoosa, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:46 AM
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
3:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Nekoosa, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Nekoosa, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nekoosa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54457

16-Day Forecast — Nekoosa

  1. Sat82°66°16%
  2. Sun83°65°12%
  3. Mon80°59°2%
  4. Tue84°61°4%
  5. Wed81°65°58%
  6. Thu79°63°58%
  7. Fri82°59°13%
  8. Sat82°62°10%
  9. Sun74°58°11%
  10. Mon79°54°11%
  11. Tue81°59°8%
  12. Wed80°61°19%
  13. Thu82°67°10%
  14. Fri86°67°13%
  15. Sat88°69°35%
  16. Sun85°71°30%

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 — Nekoosa

SPC includes Nekoosa 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 Nekoosa

  • 54457

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.