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Shell Lake, Wisconsin Weather

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

Shell Lake, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 8:12 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
48%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Shell Lake, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShell Lake, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 62°H 78°
Shell Lake, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    26%
    83°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    31%
    0.82″
    76°62°-7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    12%
    80°58°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    79°58°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    65%
    0.09″
    71°63°-8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    77°64°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    17%
    86°66°+9°
Shell Lake, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
206° · veering 41°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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 10 · pk 28 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2414SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 41° from the ssw.
Shell Lake, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.1
-2.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.65 inHg
Now
970.1
mb
3h
-2.9
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-7.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967975
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.5967.3967.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Shell Lake, WI
Air quality
45
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 6 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
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
1.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Shell Lake, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
81.5mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
20:12 UTC ·Shell Lake, 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
20:12 UTC ·Shell Lake, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Shell Lake, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shell Lake, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shell Lake, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Shell Lake, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:57 AM
Moonset
1:50 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Shell Lake, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shell Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 — Shell Lake

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Shell Lake

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.