Babcock, Wisconsin Weather
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Babcock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle71%0.02″82°55°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast45%—81°63°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Mostly Clear18%—80°61°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast10%—78°58°-2°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers67%0.15″74°62°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy55%—81°65°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm15%—89°67°+8°
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 46 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:13 AM
- Moonset
- 2:57 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Babcock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 12 (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 5, 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 — Babcock
SPC has placed Babcock 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.