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Village of Waukesha, Wisconsin Weather

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Village of Waukesha weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Village of Waukesha, WI
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:49 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
20%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Village of Waukesha, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVillage of Waukesha, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 81°
Village of Waukesha, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°46°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°57°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    70%
    0.24″
    73°66°-13°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Showers
    54%
    0.21″
    77°58°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    73°55°-4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    78°55°+5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    78°67°
Village of Waukesha, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
199° · veering 104°
Direction
SSW
199°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 104° from the ssw.
Village of Waukesha, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.6
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.37 inHg
Now
994.6
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.2991.9991.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Village of Waukesha, WI
Air quality
35
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~69 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 76 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
7.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 78

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Village of Waukesha, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
143.9mi
UNLIMITED
160 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
18:49 UTC ·Village of Waukesha, 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
18:49 UTC ·Village of Waukesha, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Village of Waukesha, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Village of Waukesha, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Village of Waukesha, WI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Village of Waukesha, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:56 AM
Moonset
12:40 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Village of Waukesha, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Village of Waukesha at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 3, 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 — Village of Waukesha

SPC has placed Village of Waukesha in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Village of Waukesha

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.