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Downing, Wisconsin Weather

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

Downing, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 10:47 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
47%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Downing, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDowning, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 64°H 84°
Downing, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.01″
    84°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    55%
    80°63°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Mostly Clear
    50%
    78°58°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    12%
    81°56°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    56%
    0.11″
    77°62°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    49%
    76°64°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    23%
    84°68°+8°
Downing, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · veering 27°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 20 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 262SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the ssw.
Downing, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.6
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.6
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-9.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980989
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.2979.8980.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Downing, WI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-22 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 36. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Downing, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.6mi
UNLIMITED
132 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
10:47 UTC ·Downing, 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
10:47 UTC ·Downing, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Downing, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Downing, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Downing, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
15h 27m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Downing, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
4:55 AM
Moonset
1:54 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Downing, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Downing at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 — Downing

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Downing

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.