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Blue River, Wisconsin Weather

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

Blue River, WI
Friday, June 5 at 2:36 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
85%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Blue River, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlue River, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 63% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 66°H 84°
Blue River, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    0.01″
    86°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    84°66°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    21%
    88°66°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    26%
    80°65°-8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    76%
    0.04″
    76°64°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    82°68°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    89°71°+7°
Blue River, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
280° · veering 172°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 172° from the w.
Blue River, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.1
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.1
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988994
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.2987.7987.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Blue River, WI
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Blue River, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
108 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
02:36 UTC ·Blue River, 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
02:36 UTC ·Blue River, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Blue River, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blue River, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blue River, WI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Blue River, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
5:11 AM
Moonset
3:02 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Blue River, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

weather
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blue River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 — Blue River

SPC has placed Blue River in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Blue River

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.