West Bend, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle19%0.04″82°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——76°59°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°56°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm38%0.53″80°63°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers52%—72°63°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—77°58°+5°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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 codes: 53090, 53095
16-Day Forecast — West Bend
- Sat82°67°19%
- Sun82°64°6%
- Mon76°59°2%
- Tue82°56°2%
- Wed80°63°38%
- Thu72°63°52%
- Fri77°58°23%
- Sat75°56°7%
- Sun77°54°11%
- Mon73°52°11%
- Tue79°55°8%
- Wed78°63°20%
- Thu82°62°23%
- Fri79°64°19%
- Sat75°61°23%
- Sun75°53°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 — West Bend
SPC includes West Bend 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 West Bend
- 53090
- 53095