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Ephraim, Wisconsin Weather

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

Ephraim, WI
Friday, June 5 at 12:14 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
53%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:02 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Ephraim, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEphraim, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 56% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 64°H 77°
Ephraim, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    56%
    0.33″
    77°63°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Foggy
    31%
    77°55°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    69°49°-8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    73°52°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    27%
    72°58°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Foggy
    15%
    76°59°+4°
Ephraim, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 21°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 11
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 11 · pk 24 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2014SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Ephraim, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.3
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.3
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-7.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.4986.4986.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ephraim, WI
Air quality
78
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+34 in 6hPeak ~125 @ 5 AM

Ozone at AQI 140. AQI up 34 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
161μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 140. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 140
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ephraim, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.1mi
UNLIMITED
128 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
00:14 UTC ·Ephraim, 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
00:14 UTC ·Ephraim, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ephraim, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ephraim, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ephraim, WI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
5:02 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ephraim, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:03 AM
Moonset
2:42 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Ephraim, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
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Ephraim at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 17 (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 5, 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 — Ephraim

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Ephraim

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.