Rio, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rio weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—79°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——81°63°+2°
- MondayJul 6Clear——82°61°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°57°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%0.10″80°66°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle51%0.01″76°60°-4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—78°58°+2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rio at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53960
16-Day Forecast — Rio
- Sat79°67°15%
- Sun81°63°7%
- Mon82°61°1%
- Tue80°57°6%
- Wed80°66°48%
- Thu76°60°51%
- Fri78°58°11%
- Sat73°57°8%
- Sun76°53°5%
- Mon77°58°6%
- Tue83°65°11%
- Wed82°62°18%
- Thu72°59°26%
- Fri86°67°24%
- Sat84°70°26%
- Sun79°59°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Rio
SPC includes Rio in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Rio
- 53960