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Mason, Wisconsin Weather

Toward the solstice glow. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Mason, WI
Saturday, June 13 at 3:31 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
86%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:11 AM
Sunset
3:57 PM
Mason, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMason, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 66°
Mason, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Overcast
    66°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Overcast
    67°50°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Showers
    41%
    0.14″
    71°46°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    16%
    66°45°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    42%
    67°45°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.02″
    68°43°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Drizzle
    0.03″
    73°45°+5°
Mason, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · veering 14°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
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 11 · pk 32 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 329SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the sw.
Mason, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.0969.8973.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mason, WI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Mason, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.5mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
08:31 UTC · Mason, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:31 UTC · Mason, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mason, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mason, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mason, WI
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
4:33 AM
Sunrise
12:11 AM
Daylight
15h 46m
Sunset
3:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Mason, WI
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
3:20 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mason, WI
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mason at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Mason

  1. Sat65°55°4%
  2. Sun67°50°3%
  3. Mon71°46°41%
  4. Tue66°45°16%
  5. Wed67°45°42%
  6. Thu68°43°41%
  7. Fri73°45°6%
  8. Sat68°49°20%
  9. Sun63°41°16%
  10. Mon62°38°10%
  11. Tue75°44°14%
  12. Wed77°56°35%
  13. Thu70°53°30%
  14. Fri68°51°30%
  15. Sat70°50°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — Mason

SPC has placed Mason in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Mason

  • 54856

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.