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Ontario, Wisconsin Weather

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

Ontario, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 8:53 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
40%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Ontario, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOntario, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 64% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 67°H 80°
Ontario, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    51%
    0.07″
    85°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    82°67°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    20%
    82°62°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    13%
    79°64°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    62%
    0.46″
    69°62°-10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Rain
    41%
    0.20″
    75°66°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    85°65°+10°
Ontario, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 45°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 227SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the ssw.
Ontario, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.8982.4982.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ontario, WI
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
9.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
4.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ontario, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.2mi
UNLIMITED
109 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
20:53 UTC ·Ontario, 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
20:53 UTC ·Ontario, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ontario, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ontario, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ontario, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ontario, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:45 AM
Moonset
1:52 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Ontario, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ontario at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 — Ontario

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Ontario

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.