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

Jefferson, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 6:13 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
49%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Jefferson, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJefferson, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 85°
Jefferson, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    87%
    1.0″
    76°67°-9°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    46%
    0.01″
    84°63°+8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Foggy
    77°59°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    80°60°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    37%
    0.01″
    79°66°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    23%
    83°68°+4°
Jefferson, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · veering 99°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 209SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 99° from the sw.
Jefferson, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-7.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.9990.9991.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Jefferson, WI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-26 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Jefferson, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.7mi
UNLIMITED
154 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
06:13 UTC ·Jefferson, 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
06:13 UTC ·Jefferson, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Jefferson, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Jefferson, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Jefferson, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Jefferson, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:35 AM
Moonset
1:47 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Jefferson, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Jefferson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 — Jefferson

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Jefferson

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.