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Rio, Wisconsin Weather

Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rio, WI
Monday, June 15 at 10:14 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
57%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:15 AM
Sunset
3:39 PM
Rio, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRio, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 74°
Rio, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    74°50°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Rain
    35%
    0.06″
    67°55°-7°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Heavy Showers
    94%
    1.5″
    59°52°-8°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Drizzle
    72%
    0.04″
    68°53°+9°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    64°47°-4°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    14%
    69°51°+5°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    72°54°+3°
Rio, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
251° · backing 49°
Direction
WSW
251°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 28 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2515SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 49° from the wsw.
Rio, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.5978.1980.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rio, WI
Air quality
20
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~36 @ 9 PM

AQI 20 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
6.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 15
Rio, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.1mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
15:14 UTC · Rio, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:14 UTC · Rio, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rio, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rio, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rio, WI
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:41 AM
Sunrise
12:15 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Rio, WI
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:14 AM
Moonset
9:00 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Rio, WI
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

cultural
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rio at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Rio

  1. Mon74°50°3%
  2. Tue67°55°35%
  3. Wed59°52°94%
  4. Thu68°53°72%
  5. Fri64°47°9%
  6. Sat69°51°14%
  7. Sun72°54°33%
  8. Mon68°51°33%
  9. Tue72°52°8%
  10. Wed73°54°21%
  11. Thu75°57°21%
  12. Fri83°69°29%
  13. Sat85°74°33%
  14. Sun83°69°35%
  15. Mon79°60°39%
  16. Tue82°65°43%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Rio

SPC has placed Rio in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Rio

  • 53960

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.