Observed 3:15 AM CDT at KHYR

Chief Lake, WI weather

Mostly cloudy and 63°17°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~6–8 PM (57%).

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 54Moderate; Ozone · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until 5 PM
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h today 8 AM–4 PM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
Rain today 5–10 PM (60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 60°16° · Cloudy
This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 1 PM · Rain 5–6 PM (30%) · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Rain 6–10 PM (60%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 53°12° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 2 AM · 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 3a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	60%	86%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	64%	99%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	64%	87%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	64%	73%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	67%	38%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	67%	35%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	56%	39%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	50%	79%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	49%	70%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	43%	44%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	43%	79%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	44%	78%	3
Sat 4p	Showers	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	44%	72%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	47%	95%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sat 7p	Showers	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Drizzle	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Showers	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	100%	0
Sat 10p	Showers	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Showers	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	83%	100%	0
Sun 12a	Showers	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	99%	0
Sun 3a	Showers	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	60%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	59%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	44°7°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	55%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	48%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	63%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	65%	60%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	61%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	67%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	59%	0
Sun 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	54%	0
Sun 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	94%	0
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	88%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	31%	99%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	31%	99%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	34%	97%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	36%	97%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Drizzle	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	43°6°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	53%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	97%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°16°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 35°2°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 49°9°, low 32°0°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 42°6°
  70% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 53°12°, low 41°5°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°6°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 61°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–50°10°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 35°2°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 5% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–66°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 57°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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 57. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–53°12°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 60°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
52°11°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Fog. High 57°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 49°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  20% 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
53°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 29°−2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 39°4°. Typical 48°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 29°−2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 56°, low 35°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 49°, low 32°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 49–61°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DLH) (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

Chippewa River (WI) near Winter

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 210 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Namekagon River at Leonards

16 mi

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 42 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 166

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 13
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Hayward Ranger Sta · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+10°+6°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+10°+6°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+17°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Chief Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 29 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 50 min less
Golden hour: 5:21–6:22 PM; Morning 7:15–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:34 PM; Morning 7:04–7:15 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Chief Lake. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,100 ft, 62 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.