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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Overcast

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NE 9 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 11 Mar 1:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Wausau WI

Winter Weather Advisory March 11, 02:37am until March 11, 01:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory March 11, 02:37am until March 11, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 4am. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 28. South southeast wind 11 to 18 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow, mainly before 7am. Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. High near 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of freezing rain before 3am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 3am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 4am. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 28. South southeast wind 11 to 18 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday
Snow, mainly before 7am. Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. High near 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 24.
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Point Forecast:
Wausau WI
 44.97°N 89.62°W (Elev. 1234 ft)
Last Update:
1:56 am CDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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