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Highland, Wisconsin Weather

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

Highland, WI
Friday, June 5 at 6:32 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Highland, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHighland, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 62% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 66°H 81°
Highland, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    0.06″
    81°66°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    21%
    86°65°+5°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    29%
    75°66°-11°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    80%
    0.06″
    74°65°-1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    50%
    79°65°+5°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    86°66°+7°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    86°72°
Highland, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
191° · veering 18°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 184SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the s.
Highland, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.9
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.9
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-6.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.2969.2969.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Highland, WI
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 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
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Highland, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.9mi
UNLIMITED
154 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
06:32 UTC ·Highland, 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
06:32 UTC ·Highland, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Highland, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Highland, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Highland, WI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Highland, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:10 AM
Moonset
3:02 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Highland, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Highland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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 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 — Highland

SPC has placed Highland 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 Highland

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.