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Manitowoc, Wisconsin Weather

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

Manitowoc, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 8:05 PM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
47%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Manitowoc, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastManitowoc, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit with a 66% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 64°H 71°
Manitowoc, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    66%
    0.12″
    71°64°-10°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.02″
    75°55°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Foggy
    64°50°-11°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    17%
    0.07″
    61°51°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.02″
    65°55°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    0.01″
    70°59°+5°
Manitowoc, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 30°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 30 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Manitowoc, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.9
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.9
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-6.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.6990.7990.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Manitowoc, WI
Air quality
38
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
5.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 71

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Manitowoc, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
35%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
82.4mi
UNLIMITED
125 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
20:05 UTC ·Manitowoc, 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
20:05 UTC ·Manitowoc, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Manitowoc, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Manitowoc, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Manitowoc, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:34 AM
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Manitowoc, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:34 AM
Moonset
1:38 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Manitowoc, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Manitowoc at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (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 — Manitowoc

SPC has placed Manitowoc 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.

ZIP codes in Manitowoc

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.