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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Overcast

51°F

11°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1019.8 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 15 Oct 10:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rib Mountain WI

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

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Rain. High near 55. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 40. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 27. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 27 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light west southwest wind becoming southwest 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 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Rain. High near 55. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 40. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 27. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light west southwest wind becoming southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rib Mountain WI
 44.89°N 89.68°W (Elev. 1211 ft)
Last Update:
11:31 am CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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