Ripon, Wisconsin Weather
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Ripon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——80°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—80°63°0°
- MondayJul 6Clear——78°59°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°56°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%0.20″80°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers52%0.13″72°61°-8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—78°57°+6°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ripon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54971
16-Day Forecast — Ripon
- Sat80°66°7%
- Sun80°63°10%
- Mon78°59°0%
- Tue79°56°2%
- Wed80°63°48%
- Thu72°61°52%
- Fri78°57°19%
- Sat82°61°10%
- Sun67°56°10%
- Mon76°53°9%
- Tue76°58°8%
- Wed78°60°19%
- Thu79°66°8%
- Fri83°67°16%
- Sat82°68°23%
- Sun84°68°26%
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 — Ripon
SPC includes Ripon 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 Ripon
- 54971