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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Freezing Rain Fog/Mist

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed E 13 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 2 Apr 7:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rib Mountain WI

Ice Storm Warning until April 2, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning until April 2, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Thu

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 36 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 44 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain before 1am, then rain or freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then rain after 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 31. East wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Rain then
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. East wind 9 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 2pm. High near 36. East wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. Total daytime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Rain before 1am, then rain or freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then rain after 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 31. East wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. East wind 9 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rib Mountain WI
 44.91°N 89.68°W (Elev. 1407 ft)
Last Update:
7:56 am CDT Apr 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CDT Apr 2, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 8, 2026
 
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