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Viroqua, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Viroqua, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 11:39 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
76%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Viroqua, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastViroqua, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 66°H 81°
Viroqua, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    21%
    81°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    28%
    80°66°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    15%
    78°63°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    81°62°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    47%
    0.02″
    79°63°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    47%
    74°63°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    11%
    77°59°+3°
Viroqua, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
006° · backing 169°
Direction
N
006°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
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 4 · pk 12 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 169° from the n.
Viroqua, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.70 inHg
Now
972.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970972
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.0969.6971.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Viroqua, WI
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
5.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Viroqua, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.9mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
16:39 UTC · Viroqua, 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
16:39 UTC · Viroqua, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Viroqua, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Viroqua, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Viroqua, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Viroqua, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Viroqua, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Viroqua at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54665

16-Day Forecast — Viroqua

  1. Sat82°65°21%
  2. Sun80°66°28%
  3. Mon78°63°15%
  4. Tue81°62°5%
  5. Wed79°63°47%
  6. Thu74°63°47%
  7. Fri77°59°11%
  8. Sat79°61°11%
  9. Sun69°56°11%
  10. Mon75°52°8%
  11. Tue77°59°6%
  12. Wed77°61°24%
  13. Thu77°67°16%
  14. Fri82°66°19%
  15. Sat83°67°26%
  16. Sun82°69°32%

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 — Viroqua

SPC includes Viroqua 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 Viroqua

  • 54665

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.