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Phillips, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Phillips, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 12:55 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
59%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Sunset
3:54 PM
Phillips, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPhillips, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 81°
Phillips, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    81°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    83°61°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°59°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    81°64°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    65%
    0.02″
    73°59°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    65%
    83°56°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    11%
    0.19″
    64°54°-19°
Phillips, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
053° · backing 19°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 10 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 162SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Phillips, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964967
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW967.3964.3966.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Phillips, WI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 37 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
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Phillips, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.8mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
17:55 UTC · Phillips, 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
17:55 UTC · Phillips, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Phillips, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Phillips, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Phillips, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:41 AM
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Daylight
15h 36m
Sunset
3:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Phillips, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
10:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Phillips, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Phillips at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54555

16-Day Forecast — Phillips

  1. Sat81°64°19%
  2. Sun83°61°10%
  3. Mon85°59°7%
  4. Tue81°64°33%
  5. Wed73°59°65%
  6. Thu83°56°65%
  7. Fri64°54°11%
  8. Sat77°51°16%
  9. Sun80°53°11%
  10. Mon80°51°10%
  11. Tue83°59°10%
  12. Wed81°63°15%
  13. Thu83°65°19%
  14. Fri79°59°16%
  15. Sat63°51°26%
  16. Sun82°48°27%

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 — Phillips

SPC includes Phillips 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 Phillips

  • 54555

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.