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Rib Lake, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Rib Lake, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 11:57 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
63%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Sunset
3:51 PM
Rib Lake, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRib Lake, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 81°
Rib Lake, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    17%
    0.03″
    81°62°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    82°61°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    77°58°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    79°60°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    63%
    0.89″
    73°64°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    63%
    78°56°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    76°57°-2°
Rib Lake, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · backing 50°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 202SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rib Lake, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.4
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.39 inHg
Now
961.4
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959962
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.6958.6961.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rib Lake, WI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
6.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 29
Rib Lake, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.0mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
16:57 UTC · Rib Lake, 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
16:57 UTC · Rib Lake, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rib Lake, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rib Lake, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rib Lake, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:42 AM
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
3:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rib Lake, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
10:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rib Lake, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rib Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54470

16-Day Forecast — Rib Lake

  1. Sat81°62°17%
  2. Sun82°61°15%
  3. Mon77°58°5%
  4. Tue79°60°15%
  5. Wed73°64°63%
  6. Thu78°56°63%
  7. Fri76°57°12%
  8. Sat75°59°14%
  9. Sun71°54°9%
  10. Mon78°51°9%
  11. Tue76°56°9%
  12. Wed75°60°13%
  13. Thu82°58°23%
  14. Fri84°62°17%
  15. Sat83°64°27%
  16. Sun81°68°27%

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 — Rib Lake

SPC includes Rib Lake 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 Rib Lake

  • 54470

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.