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

New Post, WI
Sunday, August 2 at 9:57 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
89%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
New Post, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew Post, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 81°
New Post, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Aug 2
    Foggy
    81°57°
  2. Monday
    Aug 3
    Overcast
    86°63°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Aug 4
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    79°64°-7°
  4. Wednesday
    Aug 5
    Overcast
    82°56°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Aug 6
    Overcast
    89°57°+7°
  6. Friday
    Aug 7
    Light Showers
    14%
    0.04″
    94°65°+5°
  7. Saturday
    Aug 8
    Light Showers
    31%
    0.12″
    87°62°-7°
New Post, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
011° · veering 32°
Direction
N
011°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6 mph
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 mph · pk 20 mph @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 167SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
New Post, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.63 inHg
Now
969.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.1967.9968.4
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Post, WI
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
New Post, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
93%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.3mi
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
14:57 UTC · New Post, 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
14:57 UTC · New Post, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
New Post, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
New Post, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New Post, WI
Almanac · Sunday, August 2
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
New Post, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
9:50 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
New Post, WI
Microseason
Aug 1–5

Great rains sometimes fall

insect
Jan 159% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Post at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Aug 1–5
  • Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.

16-Day Forecast — New Post

  1. Sun81°57°1%
  2. Mon86°63°3%
  3. Tue79°64°36%
  4. Wed82°56°2%
  5. Thu89°57°7%
  6. Fri94°65°14%
  7. Sat87°62°31%
  8. Sun76°58°31%
  9. Mon81°55°12%
  10. Tue78°55°18%
  11. Wed86°65°18%
  12. Thu86°63°21%
  13. Fri93°64°21%
  14. Sat79°61°24%
  15. Sun77°59°29%
  16. Mon80°61°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 — New Post

SPC includes New Post in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 New Post

New Post sits in Sawyer County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 44m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 39m — a swing of +7h 5m 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 252 miles to the SE. The nearest town New Post tracks is Paac Ciinak, roughly 122 miles to the SE.

ZIP codes in New Post

  • 54843
  • 54828

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.