Westby, Wisconsin Weather
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Westby weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Light Drizzle28%—79°63°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast16%—83°62°+4°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers21%—75°63°-8°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers79%0.07″74°63°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast43%—80°65°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm12%—87°67°+7°
- ThursdayJun 11Thunderstorm15%—87°64°0°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:14 AM
- Moonset
- 3:02 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Westby at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (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 — Westby
SPC has placed Westby in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.