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La Crosse, Wisconsin Weather

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

La Crosse, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 10:25 AM
61
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
51%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
La Crosse, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLa Crosse, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 61% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 66°H 81°
La Crosse, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    61%
    0.52″
    81°61°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    59%
    0.12″
    78°66°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    59%
    80°64°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    81°59°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    56%
    80°63°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    35%
    0.01″
    79°69°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    87°69°+8°
La Crosse, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 31°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 258SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the sse.
La Crosse, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-7.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9941002
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.8993.8994.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Crosse, WI
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 36. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
La Crosse, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
26%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
79.7mi
UNLIMITED
118 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
10:25 UTC ·La Crosse, 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
10:25 UTC ·La Crosse, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
La Crosse, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
La Crosse, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
La Crosse, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
La Crosse, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
4:47 AM
Moonset
1:55 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
La Crosse, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

La Crosse at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 — La Crosse

SPC has placed La Crosse in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 La Crosse

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.