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Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Oconomowoc, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 4:48 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
83%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Oconomowoc, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOconomowoc, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 65°H 81°
Oconomowoc, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    0.01″
    80°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°65°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°60°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°56°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    0.01″
    80°62°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    50%
    75°64°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    15%
    78°59°+3°
Oconomowoc, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 159°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 14 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 169SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 159° from the ene.
Oconomowoc, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.4
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.4
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.8983.0983.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Oconomowoc, WI
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Oconomowoc, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.1mi
UNLIMITED
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
21:48 UTC · Oconomowoc, 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
21:48 UTC · Oconomowoc, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oconomowoc, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oconomowoc, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oconomowoc, 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 16m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oconomowoc, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oconomowoc, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oconomowoc at a glance

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

ZIP code: 53066

16-Day Forecast — Oconomowoc

  1. Sat80°68°55%
  2. Sun81°65°5%
  3. Mon78°60°1%
  4. Tue80°56°2%
  5. Wed80°62°39%
  6. Thu75°64°50%
  7. Fri78°59°15%
  8. Sat75°57°9%
  9. Sun75°55°8%
  10. Mon73°53°9%
  11. Tue78°56°10%
  12. Wed77°62°33%
  13. Thu81°62°29%
  14. Fri77°68°19%
  15. Sat75°59°27%
  16. Sun74°54°33%

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 — Oconomowoc

SPC includes Oconomowoc 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 Oconomowoc

  • 53066

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.