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Stanley, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Stanley, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 12:56 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Sunset
3:53 PM
Stanley, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStanley, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 83°
Stanley, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    26%
    83°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    16%
    0.19″
    83°65°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    79°61°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    80°64°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    1.5″
    72°63°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    58%
    77°57°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    0.06″
    70°56°-7°
Stanley, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 105°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stanley, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.0
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.91 inHg
Now
979.0
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+2.4
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.2976.2979.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stanley, WI
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 32

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Stanley, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.7mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
17:56 UTC · Stanley, 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
17:56 UTC · Stanley, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stanley, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stanley, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stanley, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Daylight
15h 30m
Sunset
3:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Stanley, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Stanley, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stanley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54768

16-Day Forecast — Stanley

  1. Sat83°64°26%
  2. Sun83°65°16%
  3. Mon79°61°3%
  4. Tue80°64°10%
  5. Wed72°63°60%
  6. Thu77°57°58%
  7. Fri70°56°9%
  8. Sat75°52°12%
  9. Sun76°52°11%
  10. Mon75°53°8%
  11. Tue80°61°7%
  12. Wed80°64°16%
  13. Thu77°64°16%
  14. Fri76°61°13%
  15. Sat66°56°27%
  16. Sun77°50°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 — Stanley

SPC includes Stanley 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 Stanley

  • 54768

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.