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Batavia, Wisconsin Weather

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

Batavia, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 6:15 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
49%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Batavia, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBatavia, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 85°
Batavia, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    85%
    0.02″
    81°67°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    52%
    80°62°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Foggy
    70°53°-10°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Foggy
    20%
    74°55°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    76°60°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.08″
    71°62°-5°
Batavia, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · backing 160°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 21 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 197SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 160° from the s.
Batavia, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.5
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.5
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-7.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988996
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.1987.8987.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Batavia, WI
Air quality
49
AQI
Moderate
-8 in 6h

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Batavia, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.5mi
UNLIMITED
156 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
06:15 UTC ·Batavia, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:15 UTC ·Batavia, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Batavia, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Batavia, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Batavia, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Batavia, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:34 AM
Moonset
1:42 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Batavia, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Batavia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Batavia

SPC has placed Batavia in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Batavia

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.