Thornton, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thornton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers19%0.35″83°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°62°-1°
- MondayJul 6Clear——79°58°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°57°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm53%0.93″79°64°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle58%—77°61°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—79°55°+2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Thornton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.
16-Day Forecast — Thornton
- Sat83°66°19%
- Sun82°62°5%
- Mon79°58°0%
- Tue81°57°8%
- Wed79°64°53%
- Thu77°61°58%
- Fri79°55°13%
- Sat81°60°9%
- Sun73°58°11%
- Mon80°57°10%
- Tue79°59°7%
- Wed80°59°17%
- Thu81°65°19%
- Fri86°66°13%
- Sat84°64°23%
- Sun86°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 — Thornton
SPC includes Thornton 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 Thornton
- 54166