Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Partly Cloudy

0°F

-18°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1018.2 mb)
Dewpoint -12°F (-24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-14°F (-26°C)
Last update 22 Jan 6:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Rib Mountain WI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 01:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 01:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of snow between 8am and 5pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. West wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Wind chill values between -35 and -45. West northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -23 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Wind chill values between -40 and -50. 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 -25. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: -25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Light northwest wind.

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

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

    High: 6 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -13.

    Low: -13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.

    High: 7 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of snow between 8am and 5pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. West wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Wind chill values between -35 and -45. West northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Wind chill values between -40 and -50. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -25. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Light northwest wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15.
Sunday
A chance of flurries. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11.
Tuesday Night
A chance of flurries. Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Wednesday
A chance of flurries. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rib Mountain WI
 44.91°N 89.68°W (Elev. 1407 ft)
5:42 am CST Jan 22, 2026
7am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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