Prentice, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prentice weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy21%—82°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—84°61°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°59°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast21%—84°61°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers65%1.3″70°65°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast65%—80°55°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—80°58°0°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
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 34 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Prentice at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54556
16-Day Forecast — Prentice
- Sat82°63°21%
- Sun84°61°15%
- Mon82°59°4%
- Tue84°61°21%
- Wed70°65°65%
- Thu80°55°65%
- Fri80°58°12%
- Sat76°58°16%
- Sun71°53°10%
- Mon80°51°10%
- Tue79°57°10%
- Wed78°61°15%
- Thu82°56°19%
- Fri86°62°16%
- Sat87°65°26%
- Sun81°68°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 — Prentice
SPC includes Prentice 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 Prentice
- 54556