Stratford, Wisconsin Weather
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Stratford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Rain67%0.41″83°55°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Showers35%0.38″80°62°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast19%—80°58°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast10%—75°55°-5°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers63%0.17″75°60°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle53%—75°64°0°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast16%—83°68°+8°
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 4:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:46 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Stratford 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 — Stratford
SPC has placed Stratford 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.