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Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather; Extreme Heat; Flash Flooding

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Dangerous heat and fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible for the Southeast through Monday. For Hawaii, gusty trade winds a drier weather could result in any fires that start to spread rapidly. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ladysmith - Rusk County Airport (KRCX)

Lat: 45.49°NLon: 91°WElev: 1234ft.

Partly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Aug 3:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cornell WI

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of smoke after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Areas
    Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Areas of smoke before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Areas of smoke after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.
Monday
Areas of smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Areas of smoke before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Cornell WI
 45.16°N 91.15°W (Elev. 1001 ft)
Last Update:
2:48 pm CDT Aug 3, 2025
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Aug 3, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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