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Rubicon, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rubicon, WI
Sunday, July 5 at 11:38 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
77%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Rubicon, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRubicon, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 80°
Rubicon, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    80°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    83°61°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°58°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    80°66°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    1.9″
    74°63°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    16%
    77°61°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    83°64°+6°
Rubicon, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
034° · veering 23°
Direction
NE
034°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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 7 · pk 23 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 169SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the ne.
Rubicon, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.4
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.4
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.5977.3979.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rubicon, WI
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 11 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Rubicon, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.0mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
16:38 UTC · Rubicon, 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
16:38 UTC · Rubicon, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rubicon, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rubicon, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rubicon, WI
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:45 AM
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rubicon, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rubicon, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rubicon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53078

16-Day Forecast — Rubicon

  1. Sun80°65°4%
  2. Mon83°61°0%
  3. Tue80°58°0%
  4. Wed80°66°40%
  5. Thu74°63°54%
  6. Fri77°61°16%
  7. Sat83°64°13%
  8. Sun83°66°13%
  9. Mon87°69°11%
  10. Tue86°67°8%
  11. Wed73°58°15%
  12. Thu77°57°23%
  13. Fri80°60°13%
  14. Sat85°69°19%
  15. Sun82°67°19%
  16. Mon86°69°16%

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.

ZIP codes in Rubicon

  • 53078

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.