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Severe Storms Expected Today - Stay Weather Aware!

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will sweep across the region today. Some are expected to be severe at times, with the highest risk (Level 4 out of 5) south of Interstate 90 this afternoon and evening. Be prepared to take indoor shelter if a storm nears your location and remain weather aware! Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sparta, Sparta / Fort McCoy Airport (KCMY)

Lat: 43.96°NLon: 90.74°WElev: 837ft.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity Light Rain Fog/Mist

62°F

17°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1009.1 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 21 May 6:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Sparta WI

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 80. Light southeast wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 80 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 51. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 16 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 51 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    and Breezy
    then Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 80. Light southeast wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 51. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 16 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Memorial Day
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
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Point Forecast:
Sparta WI
 43.95°N 90.81°W
Last Update:
6:59 am CDT May 21, 2024
Forecast Valid:
7am CDT May 21, 2024-6pm CDT May 27, 2024
 
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