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Oxford, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Oxford, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 3:22 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
78%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Sunset
3:43 PM
Oxford, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOxford, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 80°
Oxford, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    17%
    80°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°64°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    77°59°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°60°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    0.02″
    79°67°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    75°65°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    76°61°+1°
Oxford, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
064° · backing 168°
Direction
ENE
064°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 168° from the ene.
Oxford, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.9983.3985.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oxford, WI
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — 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
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
2.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Oxford, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.3mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
20:22 UTC · Oxford, 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
20:22 UTC · Oxford, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oxford, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oxford, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oxford, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
3:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oxford, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:00 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oxford, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oxford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53952

16-Day Forecast — Oxford

  1. Sat81°66°17%
  2. Sun81°65°5%
  3. Mon77°59°1%
  4. Tue81°60°4%
  5. Wed79°67°49%
  6. Thu75°65°52%
  7. Fri76°61°19%
  8. Sat76°58°9%
  9. Sun78°55°10%
  10. Mon76°54°10%
  11. Tue81°61°8%
  12. Wed79°64°20%
  13. Thu82°62°23%
  14. Fri81°64°24%
  15. Sat72°60°23%
  16. Sun77°53°20%

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 — Oxford

SPC includes Oxford 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 Oxford

  • 53952

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.