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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.40 in (1030.0 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Sep 9:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Wausau WI

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 11pm and 4am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 53. Light east southeast wind.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind.

    High: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Areas Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 51. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 51 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 53 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 67 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 11pm and 4am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 53. Light east southeast wind.
Thursday
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 51. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wausau WI
 44.95°N 89.65°W (Elev. 1224 ft)
Last Update:
8:57 am CDT Sep 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 22, 2026
 
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