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Somerset, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Somerset, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 11:56 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
76%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
4:00 PM
Somerset, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSomerset, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 67°H 85°
Somerset, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    31%
    0.09″
    85°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    84°67°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    85°65°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    87°66°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    54%
    0.36″
    77°65°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    54%
    80°58°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    84°59°+4°
Somerset, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 154°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Somerset, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.8
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.8
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.1984.0987.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Somerset, WI
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.76 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Somerset, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
38%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.4mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
16:56 UTC · Somerset, 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
16:56 UTC · Somerset, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Somerset, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Somerset, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Somerset, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 31m
Sunset
4:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Somerset, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Somerset, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Somerset at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54025

16-Day Forecast — Somerset

  1. Sat85°65°31%
  2. Sun84°67°18%
  3. Mon85°65°14%
  4. Tue87°66°13%
  5. Wed77°65°54%
  6. Thu80°58°54%
  7. Fri84°59°7%
  8. Sat76°63°10%
  9. Sun76°56°18%
  10. Mon78°54°7%
  11. Tue81°59°6%
  12. Wed85°63°15%
  13. Thu87°58°13%
  14. Fri91°66°16%
  15. Sat87°67°29%
  16. Sun92°71°27%

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 — Somerset

SPC includes Somerset in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Somerset

  • 54025

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.