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Richfield, Wisconsin Weather

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

Richfield, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 8:18 PM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
27%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Richfield, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRichfield, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 72% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 66°H 77°
Richfield, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    72%
    0.21″
    74°66°-10°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    81°63°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    72°54°-9°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    0.16″
    68°58°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    37%
    0.46″
    79°63°+11°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Showers
    24%
    0.44″
    76°65°-3°
Richfield, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · veering 59°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2615SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Richfield, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.3
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.3
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.4976.0976.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Richfield, WI
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
+28 in 6hPeak ~93 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 28 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
137μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
5.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 100
Richfield, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
36%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
142.7mi
UNLIMITED
148 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
20:18 UTC ·Richfield, 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
20:18 UTC ·Richfield, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Richfield, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Richfield, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Richfield, 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 14m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Richfield, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:33 AM
Moonset
1:44 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Richfield, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Richfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 — Richfield

SPC has placed Richfield 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 Richfield

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.