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Viroqua, Wisconsin Weather

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

Viroqua, WI
Friday, June 5 at 9:36 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
94%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Viroqua, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastViroqua, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 64°H 79°
Viroqua, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.01″
    79°65°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Partly Cloudy
    25%
    85°63°+6°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    22%
    0.02″
    75°65°-10°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    79%
    0.06″
    74°63°-1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    43%
    80°66°+6°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    87°67°+7°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    87°64°
Viroqua, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · backing 16°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 24 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 16° from the s.
Viroqua, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.58 inHg
Now
967.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-5.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967973
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.6966.7966.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Viroqua, WI
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~60%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~60%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Viroqua, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.1mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
09:36 UTC ·Viroqua, 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
09:36 UTC ·Viroqua, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Viroqua, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Viroqua, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Viroqua, WI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Viroqua, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
5:14 AM
Moonset
3:02 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Viroqua, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Viroqua at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 5, 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 — Viroqua

SPC has placed Viroqua in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Viroqua

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.