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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Light Rain

49°F

9°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 15 Oct 11:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rothschild WI

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers likely, mainly between 3am and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 39 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Cloudy, then becoming mostly sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light west southwest wind increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers likely, mainly between 3am and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Cloudy, then becoming mostly sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light west southwest wind increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rothschild WI
 44.87°N 89.63°W (Elev. 1184 ft)
Last Update:
12:11 am CDT Oct 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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