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River Falls, Wisconsin Weather

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

River Falls, WI
Friday, June 5 at 2:44 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
73%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
River Falls, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiver Falls, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 64°H 81°
River Falls, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    31%
    82°69°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    25%
    0.72″
    81°64°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Mostly Clear
    15%
    83°60°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    17%
    78°62°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    0.08″
    75°64°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    50%
    83°68°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    93°73°+10°
River Falls, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 28°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 30 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 218SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the sse.
River Falls, 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
-3.6
mb
24h
-6.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978984
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.3977.7977.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
River Falls, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
River Falls, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.2mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
02:44 UTC ·River Falls, 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
02:44 UTC ·River Falls, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
River Falls, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
River Falls, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
River Falls, WI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
River Falls, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
5:25 AM
Moonset
3:06 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
River Falls, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

weather
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

River Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • 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 5, 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 — River Falls

SPC has placed River Falls 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 River Falls

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.