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 4Light Drizzle55%0.04″78°63°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy21%—75°62°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——73°61°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°63°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm27%0.18″82°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers47%0.06″71°64°-11°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy23%—74°63°+3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Racine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sat78°63°55%
- Sun75°62°21%
- Mon73°61°1%
- Tue79°63°2%
- Wed82°66°27%
- Thu71°64°47%
- Fri74°63°23%
- Sat71°65°10%
- Sun73°65°6%
- Mon77°62°8%
- Tue82°67°8%
- Wed76°66°33%
- Thu74°67°24%
- Fri81°69°21%
- Sat82°73°26%
- Sun83°67°32%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Racine
SPC includes Racine 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 Racine
- 53405
- 53404
- 53406
- 53403
- 53402
- 53401
- 53408