Observed 3:55 PM CDT at KCMY

Cataract, WI weather

Mostly sunny and 75°24°.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 22 mph35 km/h around 5 PM
Dew point: 49°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 46Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

Light rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (74°24° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

This afternoonNear 73°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 63°17° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 56°13° · rain chance 10% · 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 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	49%	17%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	49%	35%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	20%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	26%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	30%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	58%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	92%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	98%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	97%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	98%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	97%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	94%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	64°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	60%	79%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)	64°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 68°20°)	65°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	80%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 67°19°)	64°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	90%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	52%	97%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	53%	98%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	95%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	61%	89%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	59%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	59%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	93%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	54%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	51%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	99%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	55%	96%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	95%	0
Mon 1p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	98%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	97%	2
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	92%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
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 75°24°).
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 69. West wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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 70. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–54°12°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 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°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°9°
  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
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 56°13°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.25 in6.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–58°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 46°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 58°, low 40°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–71°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

La Crosse River at Fort McCoy

8.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.4 ft
Flow: 66 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Beaver Creek (WI) near Sparta

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 4:16 PM · NWS gauge page

Silver Creek at State Highway 21 Near Angelo

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 35 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Stillwell Creek at Yard Road Near Tomah

9.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 35 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 43 min less
Golden hour: 5:24–6:22 PM; Morning 7:11–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:34 PM; Morning 7:00–7:11 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 67% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Cataract. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 41 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cataract, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

La Crosse River at Fort McCoy

Beaver Creek (WI) near Sparta

Silver Creek at State Highway 21 Near Angelo

Stillwell Creek at Yard Road Near Tomah

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon