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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Overcast

46°F

8°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed N 16 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1021.5 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 16 Oct 9:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rib Mountain WI

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

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rib Mountain WI
 44.91°N 89.68°W (Elev. 1407 ft)
Last Update:
9:57 am CDT Oct 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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