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Salem Lakes, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Salem Lakes, WI
Sunday, July 5 at 3:26 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
81%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
Salem Lakes, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSalem Lakes, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 80°
Salem Lakes, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    77°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°62°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°60°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    83°65°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    53%
    81°65°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    77°61°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    16%
    78°63°+1°
Salem Lakes, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
026° · backing 64°
Direction
NNE
026°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 64° from the nne.
Salem Lakes, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.4987.1989.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Salem Lakes, WI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
5.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Salem Lakes, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.7mi
UNLIMITED
42 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
20:26 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
20:26 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 · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Salem Lakes, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
11:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Salem Lakes, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Salem Lakes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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. Sun76°64°13%
  2. Mon81°62°2%
  3. Tue82°60°0%
  4. Wed83°65°20%
  5. Thu81°65°53%
  6. Fri77°61°26%
  7. Sat78°63°16%
  8. Sun84°64°13%
  9. Mon75°57°6%
  10. Tue76°56°8%
  11. Wed79°57°13%
  12. Thu81°61°26%
  13. Fri83°64°27%
  14. Sat85°66°29%
  15. Sun86°65°27%
  16. Mon85°68°26%

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 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.