Monona, Wisconsin Weather
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Monona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast25%—71°58°—
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Rain76%1.2″65°55°-6°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle57%—68°55°+3°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——67°50°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle12%—68°52°+1°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle41%0.08″57°52°-11°
- MondayJun 22Overcast36%—68°43°+11°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:28 AM
- Moonset
- 9:59 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Monona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Monona
- Tue71°58°25%
- Wed65°55°76%
- Thu68°55°57%
- Fri67°50°7%
- Sat68°52°12%
- Sun57°52°41%
- Mon68°43°36%
- Tue71°50°7%
- Wed76°56°13%
- Thu79°60°19%
- Fri76°68°24%
- Sat86°67°42%
- Sun87°68°42%
- Mon86°74°44%
- Tue88°72°43%
- Wed87°75°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Monona
SPC has placed Monona in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Monona
- 53716
- 53713