Rubicon, Wisconsin Weather
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Rubicon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——83°53°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain74%0.56″75°67°-8°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers51%0.22″82°62°+7°
- SundayJun 7Foggy——74°56°-8°
- MondayJun 8Overcast31%—76°58°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle26%—80°62°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Showers27%0.14″81°65°+1°
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 38 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:35 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Rubicon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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 — Rubicon
SPC has placed Rubicon in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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.