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Sand Pillow, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Sand Pillow, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 12:41 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
63%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Sunset
3:50 PM
Sand Pillow, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSand Pillow, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 67°H 85°
Sand Pillow, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    29%
    85°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    84°67°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°62°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°64°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    57%
    0.09″
    80°66°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    79°64°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    81°59°+2°
Sand Pillow, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
040° · backing 140°
Direction
NE
040°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
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 4 · pk 9 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sand Pillow, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.0
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.0
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.0982.4986.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Sand Pillow, WI
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
6.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sand Pillow, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.1mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
17:41 UTC · Sand Pillow, 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
17:41 UTC · Sand Pillow, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sand Pillow, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sand Pillow, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sand Pillow, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
3:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sand Pillow, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sand Pillow, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sand Pillow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Sand Pillow

  1. Sat85°65°29%
  2. Sun84°67°15%
  3. Mon84°62°1%
  4. Tue83°64°5%
  5. Wed80°66°57%
  6. Thu79°64°57%
  7. Fri81°59°9%
  8. Sat81°63°9%
  9. Sun73°56°9%
  10. Mon78°53°8%
  11. Tue80°60°7%
  12. Wed78°62°19%
  13. Thu82°65°13%
  14. Fri86°66°19%
  15. Sat87°69°39%
  16. Sun85°71°31%

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 — Sand Pillow

SPC includes Sand Pillow 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 Sand Pillow

  • 54615

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.