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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Light Rain

49°F

9°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1011.2 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 15 Oct 10:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Wausau WI

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

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly before 5am. Low around 40. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Cloudy, then becoming mostly sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly 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 34. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 34 °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 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly before 5am. Low around 40. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Cloudy, then becoming mostly sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly 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 34. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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Point Forecast:
Wausau WI
 44.95°N 89.62°W (Elev. 1224 ft)
Last Update:
11:12 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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