Outdoor conditions in

Sparta

Wisconsin
Now
  1. 54°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 54°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  3. 54°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 54°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers99% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 54°Rain Showers99% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  7. 54°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
  8. 53°Rain Showers97% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
  9. 51°Rain Showers91% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  10. 49°Rain Showers96% rain100% humidityGusts 24 mph
  11. 47°Rain Showers87% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
  12. 47°Rain Showers Likely66% rain100% humidityGusts 25 mph
  13. 46°Chance Rain Showers35% rain100% humidityGusts 25 mph
  14. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain100% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 45°Cloudy14% rain97% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 44°Chance Rain Showers30% rain94% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 43°Chance Rain Showers45% rain92% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 43°Chance Rain Showers51% rain91% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 44°Rain Showers Likely62% rain90% humidityGusts 24 mph
  21. 43°Chance Rain Showers51% rain87% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 46°Chance Rain Showers44% rain92% humidityGusts 29 mph
  23. 49°Chance Rain Showers28% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  24. 50°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain90% humidityGusts 32 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
90–100%
Wind
26 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
62%
Humidity
67–100%
Wind
32 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–100%
Wind
22 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–92%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 54° / 47°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 90–100% · Wind 26 mph
  2. 51° / 35°Friday has a real shower chance.62% rain · Humidity 67–100% · Wind 32 mph
  3. 57° / 27°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–100% · Wind 22 mph
  4. 65° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–92% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 68° / 40°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Driftless Area North area · Updated Thu 11:26 AM
19GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground19 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Sparta radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Sparta.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
6 mph
Gusts
15 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore La Crosse-Onalaska

About 22 miles away, the La Crosse-Onalaska hub looks more deeply at La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN. It reflects that wider area rather than Sparta’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Driftless Area North area, about 15 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Sparta, WI, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.