Ridgeland, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgeland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle50%0.02″84°65°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain18%0.14″83°65°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°64°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle30%—83°64°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers55%0.32″77°64°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast55%—78°58°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%—80°57°+2°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 34 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ridgeland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54763
16-Day Forecast — Ridgeland
- Sat84°65°50%
- Sun83°65°18%
- Mon80°64°3%
- Tue83°64°30%
- Wed77°64°55%
- Thu78°58°55%
- Fri80°57°11%
- Sat75°61°13%
- Sun73°56°12%
- Mon77°52°12%
- Tue77°59°9%
- Wed79°62°18%
- Thu81°57°13%
- Fri86°66°19%
- Sat84°65°29%
- Sun84°70°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 — Ridgeland
SPC has placed Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland
- 54763