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Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin Weather

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Prairie du Sac weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Prairie du Sac, WI
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:44 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
18%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Prairie du Sac, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrairie du Sac, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 85°
Prairie du Sac, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    83°46°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    18%
    86°56°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Showers
    74%
    0.67″
    75°64°-11°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    55%
    80°64°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    12%
    79°59°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    28%
    0.01″
    75°60°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    77°68°+2°
Prairie du Sac, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · veering 101°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
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 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2217SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Prairie du Sac, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.1
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.1
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.1992.8992.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Prairie du Sac, WI
Air quality
40
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6hPeak ~58 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
130μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 88
UV peak
5.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 88

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Prairie du Sac, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
174.3mi
UNLIMITED
178 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
20:44 UTC ·Prairie du Sac, 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
20:44 UTC ·Prairie du Sac, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Prairie du Sac, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prairie du Sac, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prairie du Sac, WI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Prairie du Sac, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:03 AM
Moonset
12:45 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie du Sac, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prairie du Sac at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 — Prairie du Sac

SPC has placed Prairie du Sac 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 Prairie du Sac

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.