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Sauk City, Wisconsin Weather

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

Sauk City, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 6:19 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
39%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Sauk City, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSauk City, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 56°H 86°
Sauk City, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.02″
    86°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    86%
    0.32″
    77°67°-9°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    46%
    0.03″
    82°62°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    14%
    78°60°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    45%
    0.04″
    78°61°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    0.06″
    78°69°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    22%
    84°68°+6°
Sauk City, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
122° · veering 144°
Direction
ESE
122°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 14 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 196SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sauk City, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.3
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.3
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-7.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.7990.8990.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sauk City, WI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-19 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sauk City, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
103.8mi
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
06:19 UTC ·Sauk City, 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
06:19 UTC ·Sauk City, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sauk City, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sauk City, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sauk City, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sauk City, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:40 AM
Moonset
1:50 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sauk City, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Sauk City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below 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 4, 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 — Sauk City

SPC has placed Sauk City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Sauk City

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.