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Chelsea, Wisconsin Weather

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

Chelsea, WI
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:02 PM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
28%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Chelsea, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChelsea, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 7 AM.
L 58°H 77°
Chelsea, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    79°48°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Showers
    26%
    0.57″
    78°58°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    69%
    0.20″
    77°61°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    48%
    82°58°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    76°57°-6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    0.01″
    74°54°-2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    26%
    75°61°+1°
Chelsea, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · veering 91°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 91° from the ssw.
Chelsea, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.5
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.54 inHg
Now
966.5
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-6.2
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964970
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.9963.5963.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Chelsea, WI
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+21 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 71
Chelsea, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
137.2mi
UNLIMITED
139 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
22:02 UTC ·Chelsea, 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
22:02 UTC ·Chelsea, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Chelsea, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chelsea, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chelsea, WI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Chelsea, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:15 AM
Moonset
12:38 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Chelsea, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chelsea at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 — Chelsea

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Chelsea

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.