Racine, Wisconsin Weather
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Racine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Foggy——71°65°—
- MondayAug 3Mostly Clear——75°65°+4°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——78°62°+3°
- WednesdayAug 5Drizzle53%0.02″78°66°0°
- ThursdayAug 6Heavy Showers53%0.36″73°67°-5°
- FridayAug 7Drizzle——79°65°+6°
- SaturdayAug 8Drizzle19%—86°68°+7°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:35 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Racine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 53402, 53403, 53404, 53405, 53406
16-Day Forecast — Racine
- Sun71°65°2%
- Mon75°65°1%
- Tue78°62°5%
- Wed78°66°53%
- Thu73°67°53%
- Fri79°65°8%
- Sat86°68°19%
- Sun89°74°27%
- Mon78°67°27%
- Tue76°65°26%
- Wed83°70°22%
- Thu83°71°22%
- Fri90°71°23%
- Sat82°69°19%
- Sun74°68°14%
- Mon73°68°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Racine
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.
Sun & seasons in Racine
Racine sits in Racine County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 20m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 2m — a swing of +6h 18m 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 25 miles to the NNW. The nearest town Racine tracks is Kenosha, roughly 10 miles to the SSW.
Air quality in Racine’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 38). See the full air-quality history for Racine.
ZIP codes in Racine
- 53405
- 53404
- 53406
- 53403
- 53402
- 53401
- 53408