Wisconsin River below Prairie Du Sac Dam
4.4 mi- Flow
- 4,488 cfs
Reading from Sun 8:03 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 8:35 AM CDT at KDLL
Bluffview, WI weather
Partly cloudy and 59°15°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 25.
Today: low 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°), high 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°).
Now 59°15°
Partly sunny
- Wind
- Calm
- Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 9 PM
- Dew point
- 46°8°
- Comfortable · up to 55°13° by 5 PM (a little sticky)
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
- Pressure
- 30.38 inHg1029 hPa
- Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (57°14° then, 59°15° now)
Good hours for
This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 57°14° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Tuesday morningNear 46°8° · Cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 82% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 76% | 83% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 68% | 74% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 61% | 42% | 2 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 55% | 27% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 53% | 61% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 51% | 73% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 51% | 78% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 57% | 77% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 63% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 70% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 75% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 77% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 80% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 80% | 74% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 80% | 72% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 77% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 77% | 79% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 74% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 74% | 85% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 74% | 92% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 71% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 68% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 45°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 71% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 68% | 99% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 64% | 99% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 61% | 100% | 2 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 57% | 99% | 3 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 53% | 100% | 3 |
| Mon 2p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 55% | 98% | 3 |
| Mon 3p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 53% | 98% | 2 |
| Mon 4p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 55% | 95% | 2 |
| Mon 5p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 57% | 96% | 1 |
| Mon 6p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 59% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 7p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 61% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 8p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 64% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 9p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 68% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 10p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 74% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 11p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 77% | 85% | 0 |
| Tue 12a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 76% | 87% | 0 |
| Tue 1a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 76% | 89% | 0 |
| Tue 2a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 79% | 89% | 0 |
| Tue 3a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 83% | 86% | 0 |
| Tue 4a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 86% | 79% | 0 |
| Tue 5a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 86% | 84% | 0 |
| Tue 6a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 86% | 93% | 0 |
| Tue 7a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 41°5° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 89% | 97% | 0 |
| Tue 8a | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 89% | 92% | 0 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 62°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 35°2°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 43°6°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 53°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 45°7°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 56°13°–59°15°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 35°2°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 47°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 67°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 34°1°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 68°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 58°15°30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–56°13°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 34°1°
- Wind
- 14 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 59°15°30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 51°11°20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 63°17°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–57°14°
- Typical high / low
- 54°12° / 34°1°
- Wind
- 10 mph17 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 51°11°30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 63°17°20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 56°13°30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 52°11°40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 60°16°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 54°12° / 34°1°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 52°11°40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 65°18°40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 58°15°40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 55°13°40% chance · 0.14 in3.4 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 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 60°16°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 53°12° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 58°14°50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 61°16°30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 57°14°20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 47°8°20% chance
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
- 59°15°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–54°12°
- Typical high / low
- 53°12° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 50°10°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 58°14°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 51°11°30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 46°8°40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
- 51°11°–63°17°
- Low, likely
- 39°4°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 52°11° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 18 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Tuesday, Nov 3. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 48°9°40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 57°14°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 50°10°30% chance
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
- 54°12°–64°18°
- Low, likely
- 46°8°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 52°11° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 43°, cooling off.
Tuesday
Dry, high 68°, low 52°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 58–72°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday.
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
7.5 mi- Level
- 2.7 ft
- Flow
- 210 cfs
Reading from Sun 8 AM · NWS gauge page
Baraboo River at Rock Springs
11 mi- Level
- 8.3 ft
- Flow
- 108 cfs
Reading from Sun 8 AM · NWS gauge page
Baraboo River near Baraboo
11 mi- Level
- 7.5 ft
- Flow
- 305 cfs
Reading from Sun 8 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 86% less heating than a typical week.
This week 21Typical 144
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 9
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Is this typical?
BARABOO WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026
Oct 25, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 56°13° / 35°2°
- Forecast high / low
- 73°23° / 48°9°
- Record high
- 80°27° in 1989
- Record low
- 15°−9° in 1999
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- +5°+3°MonOct 19
- +3°+2°TueOct 20
- +4°+2°WedOct 21
- +10°+5°ThuOct 22
- +10°+6°FriOct 23
- +17°+9°SatOct 24
- —SunOct 25
Bluffview weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 6:00 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 35 min
- Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:20–6:18 PM
- Morning 7:07–8:05 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:18–6:29 PM
- Morning 6:56–7:07 AM; first light 6:56 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
99% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 6:51 AM · rises 5:24 PM
- Full moon
- Today, 11:12 PM
- New moon
- Nov 9
