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North Freedom, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

North Freedom, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 1:38 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Sunset
3:43 PM
North Freedom, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorth Freedom, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 65°H 82°
North Freedom, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    25%
    0.62″
    82°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°65°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    77°60°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°59°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    43%
    78°65°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    74°64°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    76°63°+2°
North Freedom, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
067° · veering 22°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
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 3 · pk 12 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 138SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
North Freedom, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.8
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.8
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+2.4
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.5982.9985.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
North Freedom, WI
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 11 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
6.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
North Freedom, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.0mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
18:38 UTC · North Freedom, 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
18:38 UTC · North Freedom, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
North Freedom, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
North Freedom, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
North Freedom, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
3:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
North Freedom, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
North Freedom, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Freedom at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53951

16-Day Forecast — North Freedom

  1. Sat82°66°25%
  2. Sun82°65°6%
  3. Mon77°60°2%
  4. Tue80°59°3%
  5. Wed78°65°43%
  6. Thu74°64°54%
  7. Fri76°63°13%
  8. Sat75°58°9%
  9. Sun76°54°12%
  10. Mon75°55°9%
  11. Tue80°59°7%
  12. Wed78°61°19%
  13. Thu81°62°13%
  14. Fri79°65°14%
  15. Sat71°59°26%
  16. Sun75°54°29%

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 — North Freedom

SPC includes North Freedom 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 North Freedom

  • 53951

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.