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Bloomington, Wisconsin Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bloomington, WI
Wednesday, June 3 at 7:47 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
29%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Bloomington, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBloomington, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 79°
Bloomington, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    79°51°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    31%
    82°56°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    75%
    0.32″
    77°62°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    53%
    80°63°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    16%
    78°62°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    40%
    0.07″
    74°62°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    25%
    79°67°+5°
Bloomington, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 134°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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 7 · pk 17 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2618SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 134° from the ssw.
Bloomington, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.5
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.5
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.5984.1984.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bloomington, WI
Air quality
39
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6hPeak ~70 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 93 now. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 94 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
133μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 93 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 94 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 93
UV peak
7.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 94
Bloomington, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
127.8mi
UNLIMITED
137 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
19:47 UTC ·Bloomington, 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
19:47 UTC ·Bloomington, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bloomington, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bloomington, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bloomington, WI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bloomington, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:07 AM
Moonset
12:51 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Bloomington, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bloomington 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: 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 3, 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 — Bloomington

SPC has placed Bloomington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Bloomington

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.