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Chief Lake, Wisconsin Weather

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

Chief Lake, WI
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:03 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
26%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Chief Lake, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChief Lake, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 64°H 78°
Chief Lake, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    80°57°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    40%
    80°64°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    64%
    1.7″
    78°61°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    79°57°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    81°57°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    28%
    77°57°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    80°62°+3°
Chief Lake, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 40°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 218SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 40° from the ssw.
Chief Lake, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.2
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.65 inHg
Now
970.2
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-6.3
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968975
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.7967.8967.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Chief Lake, WI
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
+23 in 6hPeak ~68 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 23 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
132μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 91
UV peak
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 91
Chief Lake, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
144.7mi
UNLIMITED
146 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
22:03 UTC ·Chief Lake, 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
22:03 UTC ·Chief Lake, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Chief Lake, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chief Lake, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chief Lake, WI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 32m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Chief Lake, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:23 AM
Moonset
12:39 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Chief Lake, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chief Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (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 — Chief Lake

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Chief Lake

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.