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Poplar, Wisconsin Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Poplar, WI
Thursday, June 4 at 5:16 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
55%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Poplar, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPoplar, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 61°H 77°
Poplar, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    38%
    0.13″
    77°61°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    54%
    81°63°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    78°54°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    78°50°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    46%
    0.08″
    79°54°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    65°50°-14°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    20%
    76°51°+11°
Poplar, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
181° · veering 16°
Direction
S
181°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3012SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the s.
Poplar, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.94 inHg
Now
980.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-7.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.4979.7979.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Poplar, WI
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+15 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 55. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 AM.

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 12
Poplar, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.8mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
05:16 UTC ·Poplar, 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
05:16 UTC ·Poplar, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Poplar, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Poplar, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Poplar, WI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 40m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Poplar, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:00 AM
Moonset
1:46 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Poplar, WI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Poplar at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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 4, 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 — Poplar

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Poplar

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.