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New Richmond, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

New Richmond, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 10:40 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
85%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Sunset
4:00 PM
New Richmond, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew Richmond, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 66°H 83°
New Richmond, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    35%
    0.39″
    83°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    14%
    0.14″
    82°66°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    11%
    82°65°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    86°66°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    0.34″
    76°64°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    53%
    79°58°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    82°58°+3°
New Richmond, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
122° · backing 166°
Direction
ESE
122°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
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 4 · pk 20 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
New Richmond, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.2
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.2
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+2.2
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.7978.5981.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
New Richmond, WI
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
5.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 20

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
New Richmond, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
15:40 UTC · New Richmond, 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
15:40 UTC · New Richmond, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
New Richmond, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
New Richmond, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New Richmond, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Daylight
15h 32m
Sunset
4:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
New Richmond, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
New Richmond, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Richmond at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54017

16-Day Forecast — New Richmond

  1. Sat83°64°35%
  2. Sun82°66°14%
  3. Mon82°65°11%
  4. Tue86°66°12%
  5. Wed76°64°54%
  6. Thu79°58°53%
  7. Fri82°58°7%
  8. Sat75°62°10%
  9. Sun75°57°18%
  10. Mon77°53°6%
  11. Tue79°58°6%
  12. Wed83°62°15%
  13. Thu85°58°13%
  14. Fri89°66°16%
  15. Sat85°67°29%
  16. Sun91°70°27%

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 — New Richmond

SPC has placed New Richmond in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 New Richmond

  • 54017

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.