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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

Rio, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 10:53 PM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
85%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Rio, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRio, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 81°
Rio, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    15%
    79°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°63°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    82°61°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°57°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    0.10″
    80°66°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    0.01″
    76°60°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    78°58°+2°
Rio, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · backing 124°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rio, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.0980.8981.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rio, WI
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Rio, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
86%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.4mi
UNLIMITED
44 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
03:53 UTC · Rio, 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
03:53 UTC · Rio, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rio, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rio, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rio, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rio, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rio, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat79°67°15%
  2. Sun81°63°7%
  3. Mon82°61°1%
  4. Tue80°57°6%
  5. Wed80°66°48%
  6. Thu76°60°51%
  7. Fri78°58°11%
  8. Sat73°57°8%
  9. Sun76°53°5%
  10. Mon77°58°6%
  11. Tue83°65°11%
  12. Wed82°62°18%
  13. Thu72°59°26%
  14. Fri86°67°24%
  15. Sat84°70°26%
  16. 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

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.