Chippewa River (WI) at Eau Claire
3.2 mi- Level
- 759 ft
- Flow
- 1,810 cfs
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KEAU
Sunny and 73°23°, 23°13° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°), high 77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°).
Now 73°23°
Sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 46% | 4% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 43% | 11% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Partly sunny | 77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 42% | 27% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Partly sunny | 77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 42% | 53% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Mostly sunny | 76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 45% | 38% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly clear | 74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 48% | 39% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 53% | 68% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 67°19° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 63% | 73% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 68% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 72% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 75% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 81% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 87% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 86% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 83% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 83% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 83% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 80% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 77% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 71% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 66% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 59% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 53% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 47% | 91% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 43% | 96% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 42% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 38% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 38% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Drizzle | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 38% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 43% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 48% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 50% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 50% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 52% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 52% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 54% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 54% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 56% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 60% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 58% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 60% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Showers | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h | 60% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 61% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 11a | Showers | 50°10° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 58% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 56% | 98% | 0 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 2am and 4am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. West northwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 46. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 60°16°).
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.27 in6.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 77°, low 51°.
Dry, high 59°, low 46°, cooling off.
34% chance of rain, high 53°, low 41°, cooling off.
Highs 53–65°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 88% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).
Today, 2:00 PM–12:00 AM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 23°13° warmer than typical.
On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Altoona weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:05 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 91% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing