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Spencer, Wisconsin Weather

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

Spencer, WI
Friday, June 5 at 6:30 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
95%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Spencer, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSpencer, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 56% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 62°H 80°
Spencer, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    56%
    0.04″
    80°62°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Rain
    13%
    0.06″
    79°58°-1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    73°56°-6°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    71%
    0.01″
    68°59°-5°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    60%
    75°64°+7°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    84°63°+9°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    87°64°+3°
Spencer, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 27°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 21 @ 7:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 448SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the ssw.
Spencer, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.7
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.49 inHg
Now
964.7
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.7964.0964.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Spencer, WI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Spencer, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
06:30 UTC ·Spencer, 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
06:30 UTC ·Spencer, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Spencer, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Spencer, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Spencer, WI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Spencer, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:15 AM
Moonset
2:56 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Spencer, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Spencer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 — Spencer

SPC has placed Spencer 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 Spencer

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.