Wausau, Wisconsin Weather
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Wausau weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Rain63%0.11″83°56°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast38%—78°62°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear19%—80°58°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——74°53°-6°
- MondayJun 8Light Rain51%0.23″72°58°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy51%—74°62°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Foggy16%—83°68°+9°
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 1.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 500
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 4:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
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.