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West Salem, Wisconsin Weather

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

West Salem, WI
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:51 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
29%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
West Salem, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Salem, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 60°H 86°
West Salem, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°48°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Showers
    34%
    0.16″
    86°60°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    69%
    80°64°-6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    54%
    81°61°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    15%
    78°62°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    37%
    0.06″
    73°62°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    27%
    78°67°+5°
West Salem, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · veering 169°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 7
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 7 · pk 16 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 169° from the ssw.
West Salem, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.5
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.5
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-7.3
mb
24h
-6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.2990.4990.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
West Salem, WI
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
+27 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 53
West Salem, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
131.1mi
UNLIMITED
132 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
23:51 UTC ·West Salem, 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
23:51 UTC ·West Salem, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
West Salem, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Salem, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Salem, WI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
West Salem, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:12 AM
Moonset
12:48 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
West Salem, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Salem at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 — West Salem

SPC has placed West Salem in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 West Salem

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.