Rhinelander, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rhinelander weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—82°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—85°58°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°55°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast37%—85°60°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers60%1.5″73°63°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast57%—81°55°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%—83°54°+2°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rhinelander at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54501
16-Day Forecast — Rhinelander
- Sat82°62°25%
- Sun85°58°15%
- Mon85°55°3%
- Tue85°60°37%
- Wed73°63°60%
- Thu81°55°57%
- Fri83°54°11%
- Sat79°56°19%
- Sun71°52°12%
- Mon80°51°11%
- Tue81°57°13%
- Wed76°60°21%
- Thu85°59°29%
- Fri89°59°21%
- Sat88°64°23%
- Sun86°67°32%
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 — Rhinelander
SPC includes Rhinelander 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 Rhinelander
- 54501