Winter, Wisconsin Weather
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Winter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy22%—80°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—82°62°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°61°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle36%—87°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers60%0.56″72°61°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast60%—82°54°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%—83°55°+1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 33 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Winter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54896
16-Day Forecast — Winter
- Sat80°59°22%
- Sun82°62°14%
- Mon85°61°4%
- Tue87°62°36%
- Wed72°61°60%
- Thu82°54°60%
- Fri83°55°11%
- Sat76°59°15%
- Sun72°53°12%
- Mon81°51°9%
- Tue81°57°9%
- Wed86°60°10%
- Thu85°56°17%
- Fri86°60°14%
- Sat89°62°23%
- Sun86°67°23%
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 — Winter
SPC includes Winter in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Winter
- 54896