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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Fog/Mist

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1023.1 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 4 Mar 6:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Wausau WI

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog between 2am and 5am. Areas of freezing fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Areas
    Freezing Fog
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 47. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 52. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 52 °F

    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then rain likely. Low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 34 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog between 2am and 5am. Areas of freezing fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 47. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Friday
Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 52. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then rain likely. Low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wausau WI
 44.95°N 89.65°W (Elev. 1224 ft)
Last Update:
5:31 am CST Mar 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Mar 4, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 10, 2026
 
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