River Falls, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
River Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain21%0.92″85°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—86°67°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——82°64°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—85°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm51%0.07″76°68°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—78°61°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle15%—82°61°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
River Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54022
16-Day Forecast — River Falls
- Sat85°65°21%
- Sun86°67°15%
- Mon82°64°2%
- Tue85°66°26%
- Wed76°68°51%
- Thu78°61°51%
- Fri82°61°15%
- Sat77°62°15%
- Sun74°57°11%
- Mon77°54°11%
- Tue79°59°9%
- Wed83°64°23%
- Thu84°59°13%
- Fri88°67°16%
- Sat87°69°29%
- Sun89°70°27%
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 — River Falls
SPC has placed River Falls 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 River Falls
- 54022