Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 45.42°NLon: 91.77°WElev: 1106ft.

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Aug 10:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Chetek WI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight.  Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 61 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Chetek WI
 45.3°N 91.63°W (Elev. 1047 ft)
9:42 pm CDT Aug 19, 2026
10pm CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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