Heavy Rain in the Southern Appalachians; Fire Weather and Heat in the West; Monitoring Tropical Storm Erin

Heavy to excessive rainfall over the southern Appalachians may bring areas of flooding today. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather conditions to parts of the Great Basin and northern Rockies today and Thursday. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place through today across parts of the western U.S. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rice Lake, Rice Lake Regional-Carl's Field Airport (KRPD)

Lat: 45.42°NLon: 91.77°WElev: 1106ft.

Partly Cloudy

76°F

24°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 13 Aug 3:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Prairie Farm WI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of smoke between 7pm and 8pm. Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.

    Low: 55 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 68 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South southeast wind around 5 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 81 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind around 5 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Heavy Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of smoke between 7pm and 8pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South southeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie Farm WI
 45.24°N 91.97°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
2:08 pm CDT Aug 13, 2025
4pm CDT Aug 13, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 20, 2025
 
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