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Racine, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Racine, WI
Sunday, July 5 at 2:13 PM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
91%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Racine, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRacine, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 75°
Racine, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    70°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    76°62°+6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    75°61°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    27%
    82°67°+7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    51%
    79°65°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    74°64°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    11%
    75°68°+1°
Racine, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
010° · backing 18°
Direction
N
010°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 23 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the n.
Racine, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.8990.5992.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Racine, WI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 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 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 20

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Racine, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.3mi
UNLIMITED
37 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
19:13 UTC · Racine, 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
19:13 UTC · Racine, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Racine, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Racine, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Racine, WI
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
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 13m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Racine, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Racine, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Racine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • 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 codes: 53402, 53403, 53404, 53405, 53406

16-Day Forecast — Racine

  1. Sun70°64°16%
  2. Mon76°62°2%
  3. Tue75°61°0%
  4. Wed82°67°27%
  5. Thu79°65°51%
  6. Fri74°64°24%
  7. Sat75°68°11%
  8. Sun83°67°12%
  9. Mon75°65°8%
  10. Tue72°63°11%
  11. Wed77°62°14%
  12. Thu81°65°26%
  13. Fri81°67°27%
  14. Sat80°70°29%
  15. Sun82°69°27%
  16. Mon81°71°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Racine

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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.

ZIP codes in Racine

  • 53405
  • 53404
  • 53406
  • 53403
  • 53402
  • 53401
  • 53408

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.