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Iron River, Wisconsin Weather

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

Iron River, WI
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:48 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
26%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Iron River, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIron River, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 60°H 75°
Iron River, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    41%
    0.07″
    79°60°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    39%
    0.02″
    79°58°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Foggy
    15%
    73°51°-6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Foggy
    82°50°+9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    34%
    79°59°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    78°62°-1°
Iron River, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 74°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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 7 · pk 22 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 209SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 74° from the ssw.
Iron River, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.0
-2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.0
mb
3h
-2.8
mb
12h
-6.1
mb
24h
-6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978984
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.9977.6977.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Iron River, WI
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6hPeak ~66 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
125μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 80
UV peak
6.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 80
Iron River, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
80%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
147.6mi
UNLIMITED
146 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
20:48 UTC ·Iron River, 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
20:48 UTC ·Iron River, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Iron River, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Iron River, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Iron River, WI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Daylight
15h 38m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Iron River, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:26 AM
Moonset
12:36 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Iron River, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Iron River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 — Iron River

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Iron River

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.