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Spencer, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Spencer, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 4:59 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
51%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:49 PM
Spencer, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSpencer, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 82°
Spencer, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    11%
    81°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°63°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    77°61°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    80°62°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    66%
    0.60″
    70°65°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    66%
    76°60°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    13%
    0.18″
    70°60°-6°
Spencer, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
073° · veering 153°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Spencer, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
970.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+2.2
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968971
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.9968.0970.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Spencer, WI
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 39

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Spencer, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.3mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
21:59 UTC · Spencer, 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
21:59 UTC · Spencer, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Spencer, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Spencer, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Spencer, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:45 AM
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
3:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Spencer, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Spencer, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Spencer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54479

16-Day Forecast — Spencer

  1. Sat81°64°11%
  2. Sun82°63°9%
  3. Mon77°61°1%
  4. Tue80°62°21%
  5. Wed70°65°66%
  6. Thu76°60°66%
  7. Fri70°60°13%
  8. Sat72°53°8%
  9. Sun75°53°7%
  10. Mon74°51°10%
  11. Tue79°60°10%
  12. Wed78°63°19%
  13. Thu79°62°17%
  14. Fri76°60°32%
  15. Sat64°54°26%
  16. Sun75°49°26%

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 — Spencer

SPC includes Spencer 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 Spencer

  • 54479

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.