Observed 2:15 AM CDT at KUNU

Beaver Dam, WI weather

Clear and 50°10°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 56Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 50°10° now)

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 70°21° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 51°11° · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 1 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 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	63%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	63%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	74%	88%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	67%	85%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	56%	79%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	52%	76%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	75%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	75%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	44%	77%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	44%	78%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	76%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	62%	88%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	67%	75%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	39%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	73%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	73%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	75%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	53%	68%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	67%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 60°16° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	71%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 60°16° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	72%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 59°15° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	77%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 58°14° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	71%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	73%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	76%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	64%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	77%	89%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 42°6°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  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
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% 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 slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–57°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 51°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–59°15°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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
61°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 56°13°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 58°, low 42°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 57–69°.

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

Beaverdam River at Beaver Dam

1.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 839 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Horicon

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.0 ft
Flow: 550 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Crawfish River at Columbus

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.5 ft

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

South Branch Rock River at Waupun

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 21 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 151

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

BEAVER DAM WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+9°+5°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Beaver Dam 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: 5:17–6:15 PM; Morning 7:02–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Beaver Dam. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,300 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Beaver Dam, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Beaverdam River at Beaver Dam

Rock River at Horicon

Crawfish River at Columbus

South Branch Rock River at Waupun

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? Poor

Moon