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

Cambridge, WI
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:07 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
18%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Cambridge, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCambridge, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 84°
Cambridge, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    82°45°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    10%
    85°56°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Showers
    68%
    0.26″
    73°64°-12°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    58%
    0.02″
    78°64°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    78°58°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    77°58°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    79°67°+2°
Cambridge, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 141°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2215SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cambridge, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.2
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.2
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-5.8
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.6989.8989.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cambridge, WI
Air quality
41
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6hPeak ~63 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 93 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 16 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
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
133μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 93 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 93
UV peak
5.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 93

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cambridge, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
164.3mi
UNLIMITED
170 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
20:07 UTC ·Cambridge, 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
20:07 UTC ·Cambridge, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cambridge, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cambridge, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cambridge, WI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cambridge, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:59 AM
Moonset
12:43 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Cambridge, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cambridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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 — Cambridge

SPC has placed Cambridge 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 Cambridge

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.