Dane County, Wisconsin, United States

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28°C
Feels like 29°
Clear
▲ 33°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
8 mph NNW
Humidity
62%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
28.71 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
2%
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Dane County is currently clear at 28°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1659 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:43AM · Sunset: 8:24PM.

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51 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
28°
3%
10 PM
28°
21%
11 PM
27°
21%
12 AM
26°
16%
1 AM
24°
5%
2 AM
24°
6%
3 AM
23°
3%
4 AM
22°
3%
5 AM
20°
3%
6 AM
20°
3%
7 AM
20°
3%
8 AM
21°
3%
9 AM
22°
3%
10 AM
23°
3%
11 AM
24°
3%
12 PM
26°
3%
1 PM
27°
3%
2 PM
27°
3%
3 PM
28°
3%
4 PM
29°
3%
5 PM
28°
3%
6 PM
28°
3%
7 PM
27°
3%
8 PM
27°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
33° 19°
Clear.
Tue
29° 18°
Partly Cloudy.
Wed
31° 17°
Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Thu
36° 19°
Mostly Cloudy.
Fri
30° 18°
Rain, 72% chance.
Sat
34° 16°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sun
32° 15°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 28° Clear 3% 8 mph NNW 62%
10 PM 28° Mostly Clear 21% 10 mph NNW 65%
11 PM 27° Clear 21% 10 mph NNW 72%
12 AM 26° Mostly Clear 16% 11 mph N 81%
1 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 5% 11 mph N 88%
2 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 6% 12 mph NNE 91%
3 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph NNE 90%
4 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 3% 12 mph NNE 90%
5 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 3% 11 mph NNE 88%
6 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 3% 11 mph NNE 86%
7 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 3% 11 mph NNE 83%
8 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 3% 11 mph NNE 77%
9 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 3% 11 mph NNE 71%
10 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph NNE 65%
11 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph NNE 59%
12 PM 26° Clear 3% 10 mph NNE 54%
1 PM 27° Clear 3% 9 mph NNE 49%
2 PM 27° Clear 3% 9 mph NNE 47%
3 PM 28° Clear 3% 9 mph NNE 46%
4 PM 29° Clear 3% 9 mph NE 46%
5 PM 28° Clear 3% 8 mph NE 49%
6 PM 28° Clear 3% 7 mph NE 52%
7 PM 27° Clear 3% 6 mph NE 55%
8 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph NE 58%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/27
Clear
3%
19°
33°
Tue
7/28
Partly Cloudy
16%
18°
29°
Wed
7/29
Clear
28%
17°
31°
Thu
7/30
Mostly Cloudy
14%
19°
36°
Fri
7/31
Rain
72%
18°
30°
Sat
8/1
Rain
64%
16°
34°
Sun
8/2
Clear
8%
15°
32°
Mon
8/3
Clear
17%
14°
33°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
44%
17°
36°
Wed
8/5
Rain
68%
17°
35°
Thu
8/6
Rain
64%
16°
30°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
15°
32°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
16°
33°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
17°
33°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
17°
34°
51
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
51 AQI 9.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
41 AQI 45 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 51 Moderate 41 51
Wed 42 Good 41 42
Thu 53 Moderate 38 53
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Mon Jul 27, 23:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1397 J/kg
MLCAPE741 J/kg
MUCAPE1397 J/kg
SBCIN-290 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear48 kt
0–1 km Shear14 kt
Eff. Shear36 kt
0–1 km SRH-39
0–3 km SRH-69
Eff. SRH-58
Storm Motion287° @ 29 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.3
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index23.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.26 in
0–3 km LR5.6 °C/km
700–500 LR6.4 °C/km
Total Totals49.0
LCL892 hPa
LFC751 hPa
EL215 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,738 ft