Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ladysmith - Rusk County Airport (KRCX)

Lat: 45.49°NLon: 91°WElev: 1234ft.

Overcast

37°F

3°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed W 20 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.53 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 13 Jan 6:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Cornell WI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 8pm, then a chance of flurries between 8pm and 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 11 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow.  Low around 21. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow, mainly before noon.  Temperature rising to near 29 by 10am, then falling to around 20 during the remainder of the day. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 29 °F

    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 8pm, then a chance of flurries between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Snow likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow. Low around 21. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
Snow, mainly before noon. Temperature rising to near 29 by 10am, then falling to around 20 during the remainder of the day. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 9. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cornell WI
 45.18°N 91.15°W (Elev. 1070 ft)
4:21 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
6pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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