Waupaca, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waupaca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain—0.15″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—82°63°0°
- MondayJul 6Clear——79°59°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°57°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%0.17″80°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers54%0.04″75°61°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—79°57°+4°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Waupaca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54981
16-Day Forecast — Waupaca
- Sat82°68°9%
- Sun82°63°13%
- Mon79°59°1%
- Tue81°57°3%
- Wed80°65°52%
- Thu75°61°54%
- Fri79°57°15%
- Sat81°63°9%
- Sun69°58°10%
- Mon79°56°10%
- Tue78°58°6%
- Wed79°60°16%
- Thu79°69°19%
- Fri83°67°13%
- Sat82°66°26%
- Sun86°69°26%
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 — Waupaca
SPC includes Waupaca 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 Waupaca
- 54981