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St. Cloud, Wisconsin Weather

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

St. Cloud weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Cloud, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 11:12 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
69%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:16 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
St. Cloud, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Cloud, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 83°
St. Cloud, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    12%
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°63°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    77°58°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°55°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    0.67″
    80°61°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Showers
    49%
    0.83″
    70°59°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    77°57°+7°
St. Cloud, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
356° · veering 123°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
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 5 · pk 23 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 198SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 123° from the n.
St. Cloud, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.6
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.6
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.9979.9981.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. Cloud, WI
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~35 @ 10 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
St. Cloud, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.1mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
16:12 UTC · St. Cloud, 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
16:12 UTC · St. Cloud, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Cloud, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Cloud, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Cloud, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:41 AM
Sunrise
12:16 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Cloud, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Cloud, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Cloud at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — St. Cloud

  1. Sat83°69°12%
  2. Sun83°63°9%
  3. Mon77°58°0%
  4. Tue80°55°4%
  5. Wed80°61°40%
  6. Thu70°59°49%
  7. Fri77°57°21%
  8. Sat81°62°10%
  9. Sun66°57°10%
  10. Mon74°55°10%
  11. Tue75°59°10%
  12. Wed79°61°19%
  13. Thu82°66°16%
  14. Fri83°67°17%
  15. Sat79°66°19%
  16. Sun85°66°23%

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 — St. Cloud

SPC includes St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud

  • 53079

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.