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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW)

Lat: 44.93°NLon: 89.63°WElev: 1200ft.

Mostly Cloudy

38°F

3°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed E 13 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1025.4 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 1 Apr 4:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Marathon WI

Ice Storm Warning April 2, 03:00am until April 2, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow before 3am, then sleet likely between 3am and 4am, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain after 4am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 28. East wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Wintry
    Mix

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all rain after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 39. East wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain between 10pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 32. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow before 3am, then sleet likely between 3am and 4am, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain after 4am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 28. East wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Rain, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all rain after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 39. East wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain between 10pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 32. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Marathon WI
 44.98°N 89.89°W (Elev. 1332 ft)
Last Update:
3:56 pm CDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 8, 2026
 
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