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St. Francis, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

St. Francis, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 8:02 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
St. Francis, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Francis, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 78°
St. Francis, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    42%
    0.04″
    78°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    70°62°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    66°63°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    72°61°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    28%
    79°62°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    31%
    0.04″
    72°64°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    20%
    67°64°-5°
St. Francis, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 70°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
St. Francis, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.4989.6990.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. Francis, WI
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
2.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
St. Francis, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
13:02 UTC · St. Francis, 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
13:02 UTC · St. Francis, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Francis, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Francis, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Francis, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:44 AM
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Francis, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Francis, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Francis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — St. Francis

  1. Sat78°63°42%
  2. Sun70°62°12%
  3. Mon66°63°3%
  4. Tue72°61°1%
  5. Wed79°62°28%
  6. Thu72°64°31%
  7. Fri67°64°20%
  8. Sat80°62°10%
  9. Sun67°61°11%
  10. Mon69°60°7%
  11. Tue72°64°13%
  12. Wed77°66°23%
  13. Thu81°67°14%
  14. Fri82°68°14%
  15. Sat77°68°23%
  16. Sun82°68°29%

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. Francis

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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. Francis

  • 53235

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.