Rice Lake, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rice Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast36%—81°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—79°64°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°63°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle31%—83°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers56%0.84″73°61°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast55%—81°56°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—80°56°-1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 4.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rice Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54868
16-Day Forecast — Rice Lake
- Sat81°63°36%
- Sun79°64°16%
- Mon81°63°3%
- Tue83°64°31%
- Wed73°61°56%
- Thu81°56°55%
- Fri80°56°10%
- Sat73°59°13%
- Sun74°56°13%
- Mon79°52°15%
- Tue78°58°11%
- Wed82°61°16%
- Thu81°56°19%
- Fri85°63°17%
- Sat86°63°26%
- Sun86°69°29%
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 — Rice Lake
SPC has placed Rice Lake in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Rice Lake
- 54868
- 54822