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Prescott, Wisconsin Weather

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

Prescott, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 5:05 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
47%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Prescott, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrescott, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 84°
Prescott, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    39%
    84°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    23%
    82°63°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    23%
    83°62°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    27%
    0.01″
    79°64°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    73%
    0.04″
    80°64°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    49%
    87°67°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    16%
    87°71°
Prescott, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
213° · veering 43°
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 22 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Prescott, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.9
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.03 inHg
Now
982.9
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-7.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981989
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.6981.3981.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Prescott, WI
Air quality
39
AQI
Hazardous
-3 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 10 PM

Ozone at AQI 500. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
5.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 173

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Prescott, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.6mi
UNLIMITED
131 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
17:05 UTC ·Prescott, 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
17:05 UTC ·Prescott, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Prescott, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prescott, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prescott, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Prescott, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:57 AM
Moonset
1:58 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Prescott, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prescott at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 — Prescott

SPC has placed Prescott in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Prescott

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.