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Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ladysmith - Rusk County Airport (KRCX)

Lat: 45.49°NLon: 91°WElev: 1234ft.

Overcast

66°F

19°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 4 Aug 10:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cornell WI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of smoke before 3pm, then areas of smoke after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Areas
    Smoke

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Areas of smoke before 3pm, then areas of smoke after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cornell WI
 45.16°N 91.15°W (Elev. 1001 ft)
Last Update:
9:08 pm CDT Aug 4, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Aug 4, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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