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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

49°F

9°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1010.9 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 15 Oct 9:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Marathon City WI

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

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly before midnight. Low around 38. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Rain then
    Chance Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 26 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain, mainly before midnight. Low around 38. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Marathon City WI
 44.94°N 89.86°W (Elev. 1250 ft)
Last Update:
8:51 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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