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Princeton, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Princeton, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 3:20 PM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Princeton, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrinceton, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 81°
Princeton, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    10%
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    80°64°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    78°59°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°59°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    0.04″
    78°67°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    0.01″
    74°65°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    77°60°+3°
Princeton, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
046° · backing 170°
Direction
NE
046°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
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 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Princeton, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.0986.4989.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Princeton, WI
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+6 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 11 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 41 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 41

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Princeton, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
43%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.8mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
20:20 UTC · Princeton, 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
20:20 UTC · Princeton, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Princeton, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Princeton, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Princeton, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:45 AM
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Princeton, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
9:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Princeton, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Princeton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54968

16-Day Forecast — Princeton

  1. Sat81°68°10%
  2. Sun80°65°4%
  3. Mon78°59°1%
  4. Tue82°59°3%
  5. Wed78°67°50%
  6. Thu74°65°53%
  7. Fri77°60°17%
  8. Sat77°58°10%
  9. Sun77°54°10%
  10. Mon75°53°10%
  11. Tue82°59°8%
  12. Wed79°64°20%
  13. Thu82°62°19%
  14. Fri82°64°19%
  15. Sat72°60°26%
  16. Sun77°52°20%

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 — Princeton

SPC includes Princeton 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 Princeton

  • 54968

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.