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Altoona, Wisconsin Weather

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

Altoona, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 12:42 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
34%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Altoona, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAltoona, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 63°H 85°
Altoona, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    24%
    85°63°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    64%
    79°66°-6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    47%
    81°61°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    13%
    83°57°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    36%
    0.03″
    77°65°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    28%
    0.04″
    79°68°+2°
Altoona, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 50°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2711SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 50° from the ssw.
Altoona, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.1
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.1
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-7.5
mb
24h
-8.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.7984.3984.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Altoona, WI
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
+38 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 78. AQI up 38 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9
Altoona, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.2mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
00:42 UTC ·Altoona, 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
00:42 UTC ·Altoona, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Altoona, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Altoona, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Altoona, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Altoona, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:52 AM
Moonset
1:52 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Altoona, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Altoona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above 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 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 — Altoona

SPC has placed Altoona in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Altoona

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.