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North Prairie, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

North Prairie, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 9:05 AM
71
°
Foggy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
98%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Sunset
3:35 PM
North Prairie, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorth Prairie, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 81°
North Prairie, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.01″
    81°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    81°63°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    76°60°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    79°55°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    80°60°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    40%
    0.02″
    70°63°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    78°58°+8°
North Prairie, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · veering 91°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 91° from the nw.
North Prairie, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.97 inHg
Now
980.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.9980.5980.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
North Prairie, WI
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 8 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7
North Prairie, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
0.8mi
FOG
49 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
14:05 UTC · North Prairie, 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
14:05 UTC · North Prairie, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
North Prairie, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
North Prairie, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
North Prairie, 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
12:20 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
3:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
North Prairie, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
North Prairie, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Prairie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53153

16-Day Forecast — North Prairie

  1. Sat81°66°41%
  2. Sun81°63°13%
  3. Mon76°60°3%
  4. Tue79°55°2%
  5. Wed80°60°28%
  6. Thu70°63°40%
  7. Fri78°58°21%
  8. Sat81°60°13%
  9. Sun66°58°11%
  10. Mon74°53°12%
  11. Tue75°58°12%
  12. Wed79°61°26%
  13. Thu83°65°12%
  14. Fri82°67°16%
  15. Sat82°68°26%
  16. Sun85°67°26%

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 Prairie

SPC includes North Prairie 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 Prairie

  • 53153

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.