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Fairchild, Wisconsin Weather

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

Fairchild, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 10:09 PM
72
°
Light Rain
Feels like
76°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Fairchild, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairchild, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 63°H 82°
Fairchild, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    67%
    0.28″
    83°61°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.03″
    82°63°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    21%
    81°60°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Foggy
    80°59°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Showers
    75%
    0.67″
    73°62°-7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    78°65°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    86°64°+8°
Fairchild, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 15°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
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 9 · pk 27 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2513SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fairchild, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.79 inHg
Now
975.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.4974.5974.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fairchild, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Fairchild, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
18.1mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
22:09 UTC ·Fairchild, 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
22:09 UTC ·Fairchild, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fairchild, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairchild, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairchild, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fairchild, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:49 AM
Moonset
1:50 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fairchild, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairchild at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 — Fairchild

SPC has placed Fairchild 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 Fairchild

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.