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Prairie Farm, Wisconsin Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Prairie Farm, WI
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:41 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
25%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Prairie Farm, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrairie Farm, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 63°H 82°
Prairie Farm, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    83°63°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    58%
    79°62°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    35%
    78°60°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    80°58°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.05″
    76°60°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    79°64°+3°
Prairie Farm, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 67°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 67° from the ssw.
Prairie Farm, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.9
-3.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.9
mb
3h
-3.3
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.0981.5981.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Prairie Farm, WI
Air quality
36
AQI
Moderate
+7 in 6hPeak ~72 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 81 now. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 91 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 91 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 91
Prairie Farm, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
145.8mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
18:41 UTC ·Prairie Farm, 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
18:41 UTC ·Prairie Farm, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Prairie Farm, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prairie Farm, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prairie Farm, WI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 27m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Prairie Farm, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:22 AM
Moonset
12:45 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie Farm, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prairie Farm at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (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 — Prairie Farm

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Prairie Farm

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.