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Manitowoc, Wisconsin Weather

Night falls a minute earlier. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Manitowoc, WI
Sunday, August 2 at 9:58 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
74%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:13 PM
Manitowoc, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastManitowoc, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 74°
Manitowoc, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Aug 2
    Overcast
    74°63°
  2. Monday
    Aug 3
    Clear
    76°59°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Aug 4
    Overcast
    24%
    80°60°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Aug 5
    Heavy Showers
    53%
    1.4″
    71°65°-9°
  5. Thursday
    Aug 6
    Heavy Showers
    26%
    1.4″
    75°64°+4°
  6. Friday
    Aug 7
    Overcast
    81°64°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Aug 8
    Light Showers
    24%
    80°66°-1°
Manitowoc, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
012° · backing 43°
Direction
NNE
012°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7 mph
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 mph · pk 22 mph @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 43° from the nne.
Manitowoc, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.8
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.8
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.4988.6990.4
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Manitowoc, WI
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Manitowoc, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
15%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.4mi
UNLIMITED
37 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
14:58 UTC · Manitowoc, 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
14:58 UTC · Manitowoc, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Manitowoc, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Manitowoc, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Manitowoc, WI
Almanac · Sunday, August 2
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
3:13 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
Manitowoc, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
9:35 PM
Moonset
9:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Manitowoc, WI
Microseason
Aug 1–5

Night falls a minute earlier

celestial
Jan 159% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Manitowoc at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Aug 1–5
  • Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.

ZIP code: 54220

16-Day Forecast — Manitowoc

  1. Sun74°63°4%
  2. Mon76°59°1%
  3. Tue80°60°24%
  4. Wed71°65°53%
  5. Thu75°64°26%
  6. Fri81°64°5%
  7. Sat80°66°24%
  8. Sun86°69°26%
  9. Mon72°62°23%
  10. Tue71°64°27%
  11. Wed73°65°27%
  12. Thu77°68°28%
  13. Fri86°69°23%
  14. Sat78°64°16%
  15. Sun73°62°20%
  16. Mon74°66°23%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of August 2, 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 — Manitowoc

SPC includes Manitowoc in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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.

Sun & seasons in Manitowoc

Manitowoc sits in Manitowoc County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 30m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 52m — a swing of +6h 38m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Milwaukee, the state’s largest city, lies about 73 miles to the SSW. The nearest town Manitowoc tracks is Green Bay, roughly 33 miles to the NNW.

Air quality in Manitowoc’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 36). See the full air-quality history for Manitowoc.

ZIP codes in Manitowoc

  • 54220

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.