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Salem Lakes, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Salem Lakes, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 11:24 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
76%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Salem Lakes, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSalem Lakes, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 63°H 82°
Salem Lakes, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    56%
    0.02″
    82°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    80°63°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    77°60°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°58°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    81°60°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    0.02″
    78°64°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    41%
    76°61°-2°
Salem Lakes, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 103°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 25 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Salem Lakes, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.2
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.2
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.2987.7988.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Salem Lakes, WI
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 10 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.91 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Salem Lakes, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
85%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
16:24 UTC · Salem Lakes, 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
16:24 UTC · Salem Lakes, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Salem Lakes, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Salem Lakes, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Salem Lakes, 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
12:20 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Salem Lakes, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Salem Lakes, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Salem Lakes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Salem Lakes

  1. Sat82°66°56%
  2. Sun80°63°14%
  3. Mon77°60°1%
  4. Tue81°58°1%
  5. Wed81°60°15%
  6. Thu78°64°48%
  7. Fri76°61°41%
  8. Sat82°59°8%
  9. Sun65°59°9%
  10. Mon75°56°9%
  11. Tue76°60°9%
  12. Wed80°63°26%
  13. Thu84°66°16%
  14. Fri84°68°16%
  15. Sat86°69°20%
  16. Sun86°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 — Salem Lakes

SPC includes Salem Lakes 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 Salem Lakes

  • 53168
  • 53192
  • 53179
  • 53170
  • 53102
  • 53109
  • 53194

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.