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Cross Plains, Wisconsin Weather

Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Cross Plains, WI
Saturday, June 13 at 3:39 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
65%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Cross Plains, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCross Plains, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 64°H 82°
Cross Plains, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Rain
    42%
    0.27″
    82°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Overcast
    31%
    69°56°-13°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Light Drizzle
    68°47°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    54%
    0.01″
    73°52°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Light Showers
    66%
    0.29″
    72°56°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    70°56°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    69°52°-1°
Cross Plains, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · backing 50°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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 11 · pk 27 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 303SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 50° from the ssw.
Cross Plains, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.2
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.2
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977981
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.1977.4980.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cross Plains, WI
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cross Plains, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
45%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.9mi
UNLIMITED
140 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
08:39 UTC · Cross Plains, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:39 UTC · Cross Plains, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cross Plains, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cross Plains, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cross Plains, WI
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
4:44 AM
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Cross Plains, WI
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
3:29 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cross Plains, WI
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cross Plains at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Cross Plains

  1. Sat83°65°42%
  2. Sun69°56°31%
  3. Mon68°47°4%
  4. Tue73°52°54%
  5. Wed72°56°66%
  6. Thu70°56°66%
  7. Fri69°52°6%
  8. Sat72°55°25%
  9. Sun73°52°32%
  10. Mon66°46°21%
  11. Tue74°46°12%
  12. Wed76°62°23%
  13. Thu74°61°26%
  14. Fri68°53°35%
  15. Sat71°49°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — Cross Plains

SPC has placed Cross Plains in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Cross Plains

  • 53528

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.