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UV index in Milwaukee, WI today

Today's peak UV index in Milwaukee is 4 (moderate), around 1pm. It is 3 or above from 11am to 2pm, which is when the EPA recommends protecting your skin. Tomorrow's peak is 4 (moderate).

  • UV now2 (low)
  • Peak today4 (moderate)
  • Time of peakAround 1pm
  • Hours at 3 or above3
  • Sunrise6:58 am
  • Sunset6:18 pm

UV index in Milwaukee by hour, next 7 days

Each square is one daylight hour and the number in it is the UV index for that hour. The numbers across the top are the hour of the day.

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Today0001234422210
Sat, Oct 100001234443210
Sun, Oct 11001234444310
Mon, Oct 12001234443310
Tue, Oct 13001233322110
Wed, Oct 14001122222210
Thu, Oct 15000000010000
  • Low (1 to 2)
  • Moderate (3 to 5)
  • High (6 to 7)
  • Very high (8 to 10)

Day by day

DayPeak UVLevelAt 3 or aboveSunriseSunset
Today4moderate11am to 2pm6:58 am6:18 pm
Sat, Oct 104moderate11am to 4pm6:59 am6:17 pm
Sun, Oct 114moderate11am to 5pm7:00 am6:15 pm
Mon, Oct 124moderate11am to 5pm7:01 am6:13 pm
Tue, Oct 133moderate11am to 2pm7:03 am6:12 pm
Wed, Oct 142lowNone7:04 am6:10 pm
Thu, Oct 151lowNone7:05 am6:08 pm

What today's level means

Today's peak of 4 is in the moderate band. The guidance for that band is: seek shade around midday, cover up and wear sunscreen. The EPA recommends protecting your skin whenever the index is 3 or higher, and you can burn even when it is cloudy.

The UV index depends mostly on how high the sun is in the sky, so it peaks around the middle of the day and is far higher in summer than in winter. It is not the same as temperature. For the full scale and what it means for tanning and burning, see what the UV index numbers mean.

UV tells you how strong the sun is, not whether it will be out. For that, see the sunshine forecast for Milwaukee.

UV index in other cities

UV forecast for Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Updated October 9 at 3:41 PM. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.