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Wausau, Wisconsin Weather

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

Wausau, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 9:21 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
38%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:13 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Wausau, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWausau, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 60% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 62°H 78°
Wausau, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Showers
    60%
    0.20″
    83°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    37%
    78°62°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    14%
    80°58°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    74°53°-6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Rain
    50%
    0.23″
    72°58°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    42%
    74°62°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Foggy
    17%
    83°68°+9°
Wausau, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 20°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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 7 · pk 23 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the ssw.
Wausau, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.1
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.1
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966971
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.2966.3966.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wausau, WI
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+12 in 6hPeak ~58 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 12 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
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 53

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Wausau, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
107.8mi
UNLIMITED
108 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
21:21 UTC ·Wausau, 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
21:21 UTC ·Wausau, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wausau, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wausau, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wausau, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
5:13 AM
Daylight
15h 27m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wausau, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:46 AM
Moonset
1:43 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Wausau, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wausau at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 — Wausau

SPC has placed Wausau 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 Wausau

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.