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Spencer, Wisconsin Weather

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

Spencer, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 8:17 PM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
44%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Spencer, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSpencer, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 63% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 62°H 79°
Spencer, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    63%
    0.17″
    82°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    28%
    80°62°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Foggy
    18%
    80°58°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    75°56°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Rain
    56%
    0.24″
    74°60°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    46%
    74°64°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    83°67°+9°
Spencer, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
218° · veering 33°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 239SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Spencer, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.2
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.2
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.9965.9966.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Spencer, WI
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
4.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Spencer, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
92.6mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
20:17 UTC ·Spencer, 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
20:17 UTC ·Spencer, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Spencer, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Spencer, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Spencer, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Spencer, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:47 AM
Moonset
1:47 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Spencer, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Spencer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 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 — Spencer

SPC has placed Spencer 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 Spencer

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.