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Brodhead, Wisconsin Weather

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

Brodhead, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 5:20 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
38%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Brodhead, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrodhead, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 72% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 63°H 84°
Brodhead, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    0.18″
    77°63°-7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    84°64°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    15%
    80°64°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    61%
    0.07″
    79°64°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    49%
    0.01″
    82°69°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    24%
    78°68°-4°
Brodhead, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 54°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 209SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Brodhead, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.4
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.4
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-7.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.0985.9985.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Brodhead, WI
Air quality
36
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~80 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 81 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 66
Brodhead, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
107.0mi
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
17:20 UTC ·Brodhead, 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
17:20 UTC ·Brodhead, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Brodhead, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brodhead, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brodhead, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Brodhead, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:36 AM
Moonset
1:51 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Brodhead, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Brodhead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 — Brodhead

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Brodhead

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.