Outdoor conditions in

La Crosse-Onalaska

Wisconsin

Needs attention

Current concerns

Outside today

Air quality is today's main catch.

Moderate, with fine particles doing the heavy lifting.

La Crosse-Onalaska representative view

Right now75°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Rain
28%peak today
Wind
10 mphgusts to 20
Air
53US AQI · Moderate

How today changes

The next 24 hours

A fairly easy outdoor day: 75° now, with no major weather interruption in sight.

  1. 84°28% rainGusts 17 mph
  2. 85°9% rainGusts 18 mph
  3. 87°5% rainGusts 18 mph
  4. 85°4% rainGusts 20 mph
  5. 85°4% rainGusts 18 mph
  6. 83°7% rainGusts 17 mph
  7. 80°12% rainGusts 17 mph
  8. 77°12% rainGusts 17 mph
  9. 76°11% rainGusts 17 mph
  10. 75°8% rainGusts 17 mph
  11. 75°7% rainGusts 17 mph
  12. 74°8% rainGusts 17 mph
  13. 74°10% rainGusts 17 mph
  14. 74°12% rainGusts 18 mph
  15. 74°8% rainGusts 18 mph
  16. 74°11% rainGusts 18 mph
  17. 73°10% rainGusts 18 mph
  18. 73°4% rainGusts 17 mph
  19. 73°3% rainGusts 16 mph
  20. 75°3% rainGusts 17 mph
  21. 76°2% rainGusts 16 mph
  22. 80°6% rainGusts 16 mph
  23. 83°4% rainGusts 16 mph
  24. 85°3% rainGusts 15 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 84°28% rainGusts 17 mph
  2. 85°9% rainGusts 18 mph
  3. 87°5% rainGusts 18 mph
  4. 85°4% rainGusts 20 mph
  5. 85°4% rainGusts 18 mph
  6. 83°7% rainGusts 17 mph
  7. 80°12% rainGusts 17 mph
  8. 77°12% rainGusts 17 mph
  9. 76°11% rainGusts 17 mph
  10. 75°8% rainGusts 17 mph
  11. 75°7% rainGusts 17 mph
  12. 74°8% rainGusts 17 mph
  13. 74°10% rainGusts 17 mph
  14. 74°12% rainGusts 18 mph
  15. 74°8% rainGusts 18 mph
  16. 74°11% rainGusts 18 mph
  17. 73°10% rainGusts 18 mph
  18. 73°4% rainGusts 17 mph
  19. 73°3% rainGusts 16 mph
  20. 75°3% rainGusts 17 mph
  21. 76°2% rainGusts 16 mph
  22. 80°6% rainGusts 16 mph
  23. 83°4% rainGusts 16 mph
  24. 85°3% rainGusts 15 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
50%
Wind
20 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
12%
Wind
18 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Wind
9 mph
Wed

Wednesday has a real shower chance.

Rain
42%
Wind
9 mph
Thu

Thursday has a real shower chance.

Rain
44%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 87° / 75°Today has a real shower chance.50% rain · Wind 20 mph
  2. 90° / 73°Monday looks fairly quiet.12% rain · Wind 18 mph
  3. 89° / 69°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Wind 9 mph
  4. 87° / 69°Wednesday has a real shower chance.42% rain · Wind 9 mph
  5. 85° / 68°Thursday has a real shower chance.44% rain · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Driftless Area North area · Updated Sun 12:00 PM
53ModerateUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

See air-quality report

Sky check

Light smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:40 PM

Air near ground53 · Moderate US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Driftless Area North area, about 27 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

La Crosse-Onalaska radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 1:20 PM CDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around La Crosse-Onalaska for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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