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Janesville, Wisconsin Weather

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

Janesville, WI
Wednesday, June 17 at 3:17 PM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
90%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
12:17 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Janesville, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJanesville, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 58°H 68°
Janesville, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Light Rain
    96%
    0.37″
    68°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Drizzle
    15%
    0.03″
    69°58°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    69°52°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    11%
    71°53°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    58%
    63°50°-8°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    43%
    70°46°+7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Drizzle
    13%
    0.06″
    68°52°-2°
Janesville, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · backing 62°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
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 7 · pk 29 @ 3:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3512SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Janesville, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.5
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.48 inHg
Now
964.5
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-6.8
mb
24h
-6.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965973
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.0964.9964.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Janesville, WI
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6
Janesville, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
20:17 UTC · Janesville, 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
20:17 UTC · Janesville, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Janesville, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Janesville, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Janesville, WI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
12:17 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Janesville, WI
The moon
Waxing Crescent
10% illuminated
Moonrise
7:47 AM
Moonset
10:43 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Janesville, WI
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Honeysuckle sweetens the night

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Janesville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Janesville

  1. Wed66°54°96%
  2. Thu69°58°15%
  3. Fri69°52°11%
  4. Sat71°53°11%
  5. Sun63°50°58%
  6. Mon70°46°43%
  7. Tue68°52°13%
  8. Wed70°56°20%
  9. Thu74°52°29%
  10. Fri63°57°29%
  11. Sat68°60°23%
  12. Sun69°58°46%
  13. Mon75°60°43%
  14. Tue74°59°39%
  15. Wed74°62°42%
  16. Thu73°58°32%

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

Live wind & temperature near Janesville

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Janesville

SPC has placed Janesville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Janesville

  • 53545
  • 53546
  • 53548
  • 53547

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.