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Waukau, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Waukau, WI
Sunday, July 5 at 3:33 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
61%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Waukau, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaukau, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 81°
Waukau, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    80°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    82°61°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°60°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    57%
    83°67°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    0.02″
    75°65°-8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    77°57°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    78°60°+1°
Waukau, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
048° · steady
Direction
NE
048°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ne.
Waukau, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.4
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.4
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.2984.3986.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waukau, WI
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
+9 in 6hPeak ~36 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 40

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Waukau, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.0mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
20:33 UTC · Waukau, 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
20:33 UTC · Waukau, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Waukau, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waukau, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waukau, WI
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Waukau, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
11:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Waukau, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waukau at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54980

16-Day Forecast — Waukau

  1. Sun80°65°1%
  2. Mon82°61°0%
  3. Tue82°60°3%
  4. Wed83°67°57%
  5. Thu75°65°57%
  6. Fri77°57°9%
  7. Sat78°60°8%
  8. Sun85°63°8%
  9. Mon76°57°12%
  10. Tue77°54°9%
  11. Wed78°56°16%
  12. Thu82°60°23%
  13. Fri84°64°26%
  14. Sat87°68°20%
  15. Sun88°68°20%
  16. Mon85°67°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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.

ZIP codes in Waukau

  • 54964
  • 54963
  • 54980

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.