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Wind Lake, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Wind Lake, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 10:38 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
82%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Wind Lake, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWind Lake, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 82°
Wind Lake, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    50%
    0.39″
    82°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    80°63°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    75°60°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°57°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    19%
    81°60°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    0.04″
    74°63°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    35%
    75°61°+1°
Wind Lake, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
358° · veering 117°
Direction
N
358°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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 6 · pk 14 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the n.
Wind Lake, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.1986.5987.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wind Lake, WI
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 10 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
5.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Wind Lake, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
73%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.3mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
15:38 UTC · Wind Lake, 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
15:38 UTC · Wind Lake, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wind Lake, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wind Lake, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wind Lake, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:45 AM
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wind Lake, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wind Lake, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wind Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Wind Lake

  1. Sat82°66°50%
  2. Sun80°63°12%
  3. Mon75°60°1%
  4. Tue80°57°1%
  5. Wed81°60°19%
  6. Thu74°63°49%
  7. Fri75°61°35%
  8. Sat81°60°8%
  9. Sun65°59°11%
  10. Mon74°57°9%
  11. Tue76°60°9%
  12. Wed79°63°23%
  13. Thu83°66°14%
  14. Fri83°68°14%
  15. Sat83°68°23%
  16. Sun85°68°29%

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 — Wind Lake

SPC includes Wind Lake 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 Wind Lake

  • 53185

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.