Rice Lake, Wisconsin Weather
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Rice Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast22%—79°62°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain40%0.41″79°63°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——78°57°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast13%—78°57°0°
- MondayJun 8Showers75%0.58″72°62°-6°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy63%—79°66°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm16%—85°69°+6°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:23 AM
- Moonset
- 3:00 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Rice Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- 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 5, 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 — Rice Lake
SPC has placed Rice Lake in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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.