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Hixton, Wisconsin Weather

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

Hixton, WI
Friday, June 5 at 12:31 AM
68
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
69°
Humidity
88%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Hixton, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHixton, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 61°H 83°
Hixton, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    78%
    0.24″
    83°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    26%
    0.31″
    83°61°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    17%
    81°60°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    78°60°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    0.08″
    74°62°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    81°67°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    87°70°+6°
Hixton, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 13°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2614SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the sse.
Hixton, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.0
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.94 inHg
Now
980.0
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978985
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.6977.9977.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hixton, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Hixton, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
8.8mi
GOOD
89 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
00:31 UTC ·Hixton, 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
00:31 UTC ·Hixton, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hixton, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hixton, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hixton, WI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hixton, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:17 AM
Moonset
3:01 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Hixton, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Hixton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 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 — Hixton

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Hixton

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.