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Colfax, Wisconsin Weather

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

Colfax, WI
Wednesday, June 3 at 7:47 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
25%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Colfax, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastColfax, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 65°H 82°
Colfax, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°57°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    23%
    85°65°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    59%
    81°63°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    36%
    79°60°-2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    13%
    81°59°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    0.02″
    75°60°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    77°65°+2°
Colfax, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 60°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 17 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2010SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Colfax, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.8
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.8
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-5.4
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.1985.2985.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Colfax, WI
Air quality
40
AQI
Moderate
+13 in 6hPeak ~73 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 90 now. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 94 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
131μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 94 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 90
UV peak
7.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 94
Colfax, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
147.4mi
UNLIMITED
152 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
19:47 UTC ·Colfax, 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
19:47 UTC ·Colfax, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Colfax, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Colfax, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Colfax, WI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Colfax, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:20 AM
Moonset
12:45 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Colfax, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Colfax at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 3, 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 — Colfax

SPC has placed Colfax 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 Colfax

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.