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Black River Falls, Wisconsin Weather

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Black River Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Black River Falls, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 7:05 AM
58
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
56°
Humidity
67%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Black River Falls, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlack River Falls, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 62°H 85°
Black River Falls, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    85°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    0.04″
    80°65°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    35%
    81°63°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    10%
    83°58°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    43%
    80°63°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    0.02″
    76°64°-4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    18%
    88°68°+12°
Black River Falls, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
191° · veering 45°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 302SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the s.
Black River Falls, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-7.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.6990.3990.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Black River Falls, WI
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-26 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Black River Falls, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
61%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.0mi
UNLIMITED
139 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
07:05 UTC ·Black River Falls, 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
07:05 UTC ·Black River Falls, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Black River Falls, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Black River Falls, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Black River Falls, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Black River Falls, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:48 AM
Moonset
1:51 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Black River Falls, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Black River Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 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 — Black River Falls

SPC has placed Black River Falls in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Black River Falls

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.