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Junction City, Wisconsin Weather

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

Junction City, WI
Friday, June 5 at 7:12 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
95%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Junction City, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJunction City, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 64°H 84°
Junction City, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    50%
    0.94″
    84°64°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Foggy
    10%
    81°61°-3°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    76°56°-5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    0.07″
    69°59°-7°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    74°64°+5°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    85°62°+11°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    89°69°+4°
Junction City, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · steady
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 8 · pk 20 @ 8:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 386SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Junction City, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.67 inHg
Now
970.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-6.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.3969.9970.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Junction City, WI
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-26 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Junction City, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
07:12 UTC ·Junction City, 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
07:12 UTC ·Junction City, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Junction City, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Junction City, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Junction City, WI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Junction City, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:12 AM
Moonset
2:55 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Junction City, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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fungi
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Junction City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 — Junction City

SPC has placed Junction City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Junction City

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.