Platteville, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Platteville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle43%0.02″81°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°67°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°63°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°59°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail41%—81°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle45%—77°66°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——79°63°+2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 40 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Platteville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53818
16-Day Forecast — Platteville
- Sat81°67°43%
- Sun83°67°9%
- Mon78°63°2%
- Tue81°59°6%
- Wed81°64°41%
- Thu77°66°45%
- Fri79°63°9%
- Sat75°59°7%
- Sun76°56°9%
- Mon75°56°7%
- Tue80°58°5%
- Wed77°59°23%
- Thu81°63°29%
- Fri77°66°21%
- Sat76°59°19%
- Sun74°56°21%
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 — Platteville
SPC includes Platteville 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 Platteville
- 53818