Right now73°Cloudy
Needs attention
Current concerns
Outside today
Air quality is today's main catch.
Moderate, with fine particles doing the heavy lifting.
- Rain
- 21%peak today
- Wind
- 8 mphgusts to 17
- Air
- 51US AQI · Moderate
How today changes
The next 24 hours
A fairly easy outdoor day: 73° now, with no major weather interruption in sight.
- 76°17% rainGusts 10 mph
- 77°16% rainGusts 12 mph
- 78°18% rainGusts 13 mph
- 79°13% rainGusts 14 mph
- 79°11% rainGusts 15 mph
- 77°7% rainGusts 15 mph
- 76°16% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°21% rainGusts 16 mph
- 72°20% rainGusts 16 mph
- 71°17% rainGusts 16 mph
- 70°15% rainGusts 16 mph
- 69°18% rainGusts 14 mph
- 69°20% rainGusts 14 mph
- 69°20% rainGusts 13 mph
- 68°20% rainGusts 14 mph
- 68°18% rainGusts 14 mph
- 67°20% rainGusts 13 mph
- 67°14% rainGusts 13 mph
- 68°10% rainGusts 13 mph
- 70°7% rainGusts 14 mph
- 73°3% rainGusts 15 mph
- 76°0% rainGusts 16 mph
- 80°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 82°1% rainGusts 17 mph
See the full 24 hours
- 76°17% rainGusts 10 mph
- 77°16% rainGusts 12 mph
- 78°18% rainGusts 13 mph
- 79°13% rainGusts 14 mph
- 79°11% rainGusts 15 mph
- 77°7% rainGusts 15 mph
- 76°16% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°21% rainGusts 16 mph
- 72°20% rainGusts 16 mph
- 71°17% rainGusts 16 mph
- 70°15% rainGusts 16 mph
- 69°18% rainGusts 14 mph
- 69°20% rainGusts 14 mph
- 69°20% rainGusts 13 mph
- 68°20% rainGusts 14 mph
- 68°18% rainGusts 14 mph
- 67°20% rainGusts 13 mph
- 67°14% rainGusts 13 mph
- 68°10% rainGusts 13 mph
- 70°7% rainGusts 14 mph
- 73°3% rainGusts 15 mph
- 76°0% rainGusts 16 mph
- 80°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 82°1% rainGusts 17 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Today looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 28%
- Wind
- 17 mph
Monday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 20%
- Wind
- 18 mph
Tuesday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 16%
- Wind
- 14 mph
Wednesday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 46%
- Wind
- 10 mph
Thursday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 27%
- Wind
- 14 mph
- 79° / 70°Today looks fairly quiet.28% rain · Wind 17 mph
- 87° / 67°Monday looks fairly quiet.20% rain · Wind 18 mph
- 85° / 62°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.16% rain · Wind 14 mph
- 83° / 65°Wednesday carries a thunderstorm chance.46% rain · Wind 10 mph
- 80° / 61°Thursday looks fairly quiet.27% rain · Wind 14 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Central Waters North area · Updated Sun 12:00 PMNo fresh outlook yet.
See air-quality report
Sky check
Light smoke overhead
Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:40 PMAir near ground51 · Moderate US AQI
See smoke mapHow we know
Air quality describes Central Waters North area, about 17 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
Wausau radar
Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.
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