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Rib Mountain, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Rib Mountain, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 6:51 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
90%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Rib Mountain, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRib Mountain, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 81°
Rib Mountain, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    16%
    0.11″
    81°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    0.04″
    80°61°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    76°54°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    79°58°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    47%
    0.62″
    75°63°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    48%
    76°60°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    11%
    76°55°
Rib Mountain, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
067° · backing 138°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 14 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 138° from the ene.
Rib Mountain, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.8
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.28 inHg
Now
957.8
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957958
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW958.4956.7957.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rib Mountain, WI
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.87 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
39μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rib Mountain, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
11:51 UTC · Rib Mountain, 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
11:51 UTC · Rib Mountain, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rib Mountain, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rib Mountain, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rib Mountain, 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 29m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rib Mountain, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
9:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rib Mountain, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rib Mountain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Rib Mountain

  1. Sat81°63°16%
  2. Sun80°61°14%
  3. Mon76°54°4%
  4. Tue79°58°12%
  5. Wed75°63°47%
  6. Thu76°60°48%
  7. Fri76°55°11%
  8. Sat75°58°12%
  9. Sun71°54°13%
  10. Mon76°50°13%
  11. Tue76°56°13%
  12. Wed73°58°27%
  13. Thu80°62°26%
  14. Fri82°62°24%
  15. Sat84°62°19%
  16. Sun82°67°35%

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 Mountain

SPC includes Rib Mountain 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 Mountain

  • 54401

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.