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
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle16%—70°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——76°62°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——75°61°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—82°67°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers51%—79°65°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—74°64°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast11%—75°68°+1°
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.
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
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
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
- Sun70°64°16%
- Mon76°62°2%
- Tue75°61°0%
- Wed82°67°27%
- Thu79°65°51%
- Fri74°64°24%
- Sat75°68°11%
- Sun83°67°12%
- Mon75°65°8%
- Tue72°63°11%
- Wed77°62°14%
- Thu81°65°26%
- Fri81°67°27%
- Sat80°70°29%
- Sun82°69°27%
- 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