Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KDLL

Baraboo, WI weather

Partly cloudy and 58°14°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 58°14°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 44°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 51Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (56°13° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 71°22° today at 5 PM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 69°21° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	62%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	43%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	86%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	60%	77%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	54%	71%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	49%	78%	2
Sat 1p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	47%	70%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	45%	77%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	45%	59%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	45%	69%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	44%	59%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	69%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	63%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	72%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	66%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	62%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	78%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	73%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	65%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	53%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	70%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	74%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	73%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	77%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	78%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	51%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	66%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	65%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	71%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	76%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	86%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 42°6°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  30% chance
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 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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.
High, likely
57°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.65 in17 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.33 in8.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 58°, low 42°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–69°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MKX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Baraboo River at West Baraboo

1.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 219 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Baraboo River near Baraboo

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 309 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Baraboo River at Rock Springs

8.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 85 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Dells

9.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 2,510 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 141

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

BARABOO WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+10°+5°ThuOct 22
+10°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Baraboo weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 37 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour: 5:21–6:19 PM; Morning 7:06–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:30 PM; Morning 6:55–7:06 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Baraboo. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,500 ft, 4 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Baraboo, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Baraboo River at West Baraboo

Baraboo River near Baraboo

Baraboo River at Rock Springs

Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Dells

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon