Waunakee, Wisconsin Weather
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Waunakee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——86°54°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain67%0.83″76°67°-10°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle49%0.01″83°62°+7°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——77°61°-6°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers50%—79°60°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Heavy Drizzle39%0.04″79°68°0°
- WednesdayJun 10Heavy Drizzle30%—84°67°+5°
Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:49 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Waunakee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 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 — Waunakee
SPC has placed Waunakee in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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.