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Fox Lake, Wisconsin Weather

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

Fox Lake, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 5:27 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
29%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Fox Lake, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFox Lake, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 76% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 66°H 86°
Fox Lake, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    76%
    0.94″
    81°66°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    83°64°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    71°57°-12°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    42%
    0.04″
    70°60°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    37%
    0.02″
    76°66°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    23%
    76°65°
Fox Lake, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 27°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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 8 · pk 19 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Fox Lake, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.8
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.8
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-7.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982989
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.9981.7981.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fox Lake, WI
Air quality
35
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~72 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 71 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 81
Fox Lake, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
126.6mi
UNLIMITED
160 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
17:27 UTC ·Fox 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
17:27 UTC ·Fox Lake, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fox Lake, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fox Lake, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fox Lake, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fox Lake, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:37 AM
Moonset
1:45 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fox Lake, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Fox Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 — Fox Lake

SPC has placed Fox Lake 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 Fox 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.