Balsam Lake, Wisconsin Weather
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Balsam Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——83°58°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle38%0.02″82°65°-1°
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain56%0.81″78°61°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear32%—77°59°-1°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle11%—80°57°+3°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle43%0.04″75°61°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle37%—78°64°+3°
Ozone at AQI 100 now. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 104 by mid-afternoon.
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 100 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 104 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 104
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
- 4:25 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Balsam Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (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 — Balsam Lake
SPC has placed Balsam Lake 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.