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Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Overcast

50°F

10°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 30.19 in (1023.2 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 15 Oct 5:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Wausau WI

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly after noon. High near 55. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 40. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light west southwest wind increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly after noon. High near 55. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 40. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light west southwest wind increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
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Point Forecast:
Wausau WI
 44.95°N 89.62°W (Elev. 1224 ft)
Last Update:
4:41 am CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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