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Potter Lake, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Potter Lake, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 9:11 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
93%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Sunset
3:35 PM
Potter Lake, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPotter Lake, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 82°
Potter Lake, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    46%
    0.02″
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    82°62°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    76°60°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°55°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    28%
    81°61°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    36%
    0.05″
    73°64°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    77°59°+4°
Potter Lake, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · veering 86°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 15 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 86° from the nw.
Potter Lake, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.4985.1985.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Potter Lake, WI
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 8 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7
Potter Lake, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
14:11 UTC · Potter Lake, 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
14:11 UTC · Potter Lake, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Potter Lake, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Potter Lake, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Potter Lake, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:46 AM
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
3:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Potter Lake, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Potter Lake, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Potter Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Potter Lake

  1. Sat82°68°46%
  2. Sun82°62°13%
  3. Mon76°60°2%
  4. Tue80°55°2%
  5. Wed81°61°28%
  6. Thu73°64°36%
  7. Fri77°59°19%
  8. Sat81°61°12%
  9. Sun66°58°12%
  10. Mon74°54°11%
  11. Tue76°59°11%
  12. Wed79°62°26%
  13. Thu83°66°12%
  14. Fri83°67°16%
  15. Sat84°69°26%
  16. Sun85°68°26%

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 — Potter Lake

SPC includes Potter Lake 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 Potter Lake

  • 53120

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.