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Ridgeway, Wisconsin Weather

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

Ridgeway, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 8:18 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
29%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Ridgeway, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRidgeway, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 72% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 66°H 81°
Ridgeway, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    12%
    86°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    72%
    0.77″
    75°66°-11°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    82°65°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    19%
    77°64°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    0.04″
    70°61°-7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    43%
    0.05″
    81°66°+11°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    84°65°+3°
Ridgeway, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · steady
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2612SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Ridgeway, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.3
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.3
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972979
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.5972.1972.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ridgeway, WI
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6hPeak ~65 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 14 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
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
6.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 76

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ridgeway, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
124.8mi
UNLIMITED
140 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 ·Ridgeway, 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 ·Ridgeway, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ridgeway, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ridgeway, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ridgeway, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ridgeway, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:40 AM
Moonset
1:52 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Ridgeway, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Ridgeway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 — Ridgeway

SPC has placed Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway

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.