Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Partly Cloudy

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed W 14 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.73 in (1009.7 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 21 Jan 4:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Rib Mountain WI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 01:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 12:00am until January 23, 01:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Extreme Cold Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow likely.  Cloudy, with a high near 18. West wind around 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 18 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow before 11pm, then a chance of flurries between 11pm and midnight.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries between 8am and 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 7 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Wind chill values between -35 and -45. West northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: -10 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -24.

    Low: -24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13.

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6.

    High: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 18. West wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of snow before 11pm, then a chance of flurries between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of flurries between 8am and 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Wind chill values between -35 and -45. West northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -24.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 11.
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Point Forecast:
Rib Mountain WI
 44.91°N 89.68°W (Elev. 1407 ft)
5:01 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
5pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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