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Port Washington, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Port Washington, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 12:59 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
84%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
12:16 AM
Sunset
3:35 PM
Port Washington, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPort Washington, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 76°
Port Washington, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    27%
    79°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    77°62°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    74°60°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    79°58°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    36%
    0.50″
    82°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    49%
    72°63°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    74°61°+2°
Port Washington, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
041° · backing 113°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 18
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2211SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ne-bound air across the harbor.
Port Washington, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.3
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.3
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.6988.2990.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Port Washington, WI
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
4.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Port Washington, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
93%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.6mi
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
17:59 UTC · Port Washington, 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
17:59 UTC · Port Washington, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Port Washington, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Port Washington, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Port Washington, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:42 AM
Sunrise
12:16 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
3:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Port Washington, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Port Washington, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Washington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53074

16-Day Forecast — Port Washington

  1. Sat79°67°27%
  2. Sun77°62°6%
  3. Mon74°60°0%
  4. Tue79°58°1%
  5. Wed82°64°36%
  6. Thu72°63°49%
  7. Fri74°61°29%
  8. Sat74°58°8%
  9. Sun78°56°12%
  10. Mon72°52°12%
  11. Tue81°57°9%
  12. Wed80°65°19%
  13. Thu83°63°11%
  14. Fri81°64°16%
  15. Sat77°63°20%
  16. Sun72°54°19%

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 — Port Washington

SPC includes Port Washington 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 Port Washington

  • 53074
  • 53024

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.