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Black Earth, Wisconsin Weather

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

Black Earth, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 4:38 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
33%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Black Earth, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlack Earth, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 82% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 66°H 87°
Black Earth, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    10%
    87°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    82%
    0.62″
    80°66°-7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    53%
    0.03″
    84°66°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    78°63°-6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    63%
    0.05″
    78°63°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    44%
    0.06″
    81°69°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    25%
    79°68°-2°
Black Earth, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 41°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 19 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 184SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Black Earth, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.0
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.0
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-7.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.6985.0985.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Black Earth, WI
Air quality
37
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6hPeak ~69 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 61 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
8.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 47
Black Earth, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
115.8mi
UNLIMITED
173 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
16:38 UTC ·Black Earth, 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
16:38 UTC ·Black Earth, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Black Earth, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Black Earth, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Black Earth, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Black Earth, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
4:39 AM
Moonset
1:51 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Black Earth, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Black Earth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 — Black Earth

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Black Earth

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.