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River Hills, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

River Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

River Hills, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 12:47 PM
66
°
Foggy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
97%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:17 AM
Sunset
3:34 PM
River Hills, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiver Hills, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 71°
River Hills, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    0.09″
    78°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    73°62°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    72°60°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    74°61°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    32%
    0.60″
    80°63°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    45%
    0.17″
    70°63°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    34%
    70°63°
River Hills, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
034° · veering 130°
Direction
NE
034°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 22
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2211SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 130° from the ne.
River Hills, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.0988.4990.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
River Hills, WI
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 16.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 17.1 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
4.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 16.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 17.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
River Hills, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
0.4mi
THICK FOG
65 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
17:47 UTC · River Hills, 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
17:47 UTC · River Hills, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
River Hills, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
River Hills, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
River Hills, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
12:17 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
River Hills, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
River Hills, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

River Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — River Hills

  1. Sat78°64°33%
  2. Sun73°62°5%
  3. Mon72°60°0%
  4. Tue74°61°1%
  5. Wed80°63°32%
  6. Thu70°63°45%
  7. Fri70°63°34%
  8. Sat78°64°7%
  9. Sun67°61°9%
  10. Mon71°60°9%
  11. Tue72°63°8%
  12. Wed77°66°23%
  13. Thu79°68°14%
  14. Fri83°69°14%
  15. Sat77°69°23%
  16. Sun80°68°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 — River Hills

SPC includes River Hills 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 River Hills

  • 53217

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.