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Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Oxford, WI
Sunday, July 5 at 2:13 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
59%
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 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 81°
Oxford, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    82°61°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°61°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    58%
    83°68°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    58%
    0.02″
    75°66°-8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    77°59°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    79°59°+2°
Oxford, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
041° · backing 38°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 6 · pk 15 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 38° from the ne.
Oxford, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.9
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.11 inHg
Now
985.9
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.0983.8985.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Oxford, WI
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+6 in 6hPeak ~35 @ 11 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Oxford, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.2mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
19:13 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
19:13 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 · Sunday, July 5
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
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oxford, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oxford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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. Sun81°65°1%
  2. Mon82°61°0%
  3. Tue83°61°2%
  4. Wed83°68°58%
  5. Thu75°66°58%
  6. Fri77°59°8%
  7. Sat79°59°9%
  8. Sun85°64°9%
  9. Mon76°59°11%
  10. Tue78°55°7%
  11. Wed79°58°15%
  12. Thu82°62°19%
  13. Fri84°64°19%
  14. Sat87°69°23%
  15. Sun91°68°18%
  16. Mon88°68°20%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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.

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.