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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ladysmith - Rusk County Airport (KRCX)

Lat: 45.49°NLon: 91°WElev: 1234ft.

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 17 Jul 7:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Ladysmith WI

Heat Advisory July 17, 07:29pm until July 17, 09:00pm
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    Heat Advisory July 17, 07:29pm until July 17, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Widespread smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Widespread smoke before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Smoke

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then T-storms
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 88 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Patchy smoke after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Widespread smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Widespread smoke before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WNW Ladysmith WI
 45.48°N 91.14°W (Elev. 1148 ft)
Last Update:
6:31 pm CDT Jul 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Jul 17, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 24, 2026
 
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