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Racine, Wisconsin Weather

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

Racine, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 7:25 PM
54
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
50°
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Racine, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRacine, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 83°
Racine, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    77%
    0.37″
    80°68°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    44%
    0.09″
    77°62°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Foggy
    65°56°-12°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    70°59°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    71°60°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    19%
    0.04″
    70°64°-1°
Racine, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · veering 68°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 7
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 7 · pk 16 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 68° from the sw.
Racine, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-7.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961004
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.7996.4996.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Racine, WI
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-29 in 6h

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
23μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Racine, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
59%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.8mi
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
19:25 UTC ·Racine, 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
19:25 UTC ·Racine, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Racine, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Racine, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Racine, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Racine, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
4:30 AM
Moonset
1:44 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Racine, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Racine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 — Racine

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Racine

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.