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Heavy Rain and Flooding Threat in the Ohio Valley

Gulf moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding over parts of the Mid-South into the Ohio Valley through the morning and the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians on Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, are expected over the Southern Rockies/Southern High Plains on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ladysmith - Rusk County Airport (KRCX)

Lat: 45.49°NLon: 91°WElev: 1234ft.

Mostly Cloudy

52°F

11°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Oct 9:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Winter WI

Freeze Watch October 7, 10:00pm until October 8, 10:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Areas
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 29 °F

    Frost

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 37. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Columbus Day
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Winter WI
 45.84°N 91°W
Last Update:
9:26 pm CDT Oct 6, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Oct 6, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 13, 2025
 
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