Observed 10:55 PM CDT at KATW

Dale, WI weather

Clear and 59°15°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. 610–7 mph11 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 2–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 73Moderate; 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

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tonight at 4 AM
High 68°20° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightNear 56°13° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 66°19° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 51°11° · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 53°12° · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 46°8° by 10 PM · 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 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	35%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	65%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	87%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	91%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	87%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	99%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	98%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	90%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	92%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	92%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	85%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	90%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	84%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	86%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	86%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	63%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	94%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	99%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	72%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	74%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	61%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	61%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	58%	99%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	56%	99%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	99%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	97%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	54%	90%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	98%	1
Mon 2p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	52%	98%	0
Mon 3p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	98%	1
Mon 4p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	54%	97%	0
Mon 5p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	96%	0
Mon 6p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	59%	95%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	96%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	92%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	89%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	93%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 42°6°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.7 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 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.12 in2.9 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 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–60°16°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 62°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 50°10° / 34°1°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 50°10° / 33°1°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
48°9°–64°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–56°13°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 33°1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 54°, low 42°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–70°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Wolf River (WI) at New London

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 1,350 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Wolf River (WI) near Lake Poygan

9.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Fox River (North) at Little Lake Buttes Des Morts

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Fox River (North) at Appleton

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 3,920 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 PM · 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 20Typical 147

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
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 52°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

APPLETON · 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 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+12°+6°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
+16°+9°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 35 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 43 min less
Golden hour: 5:15–6:14 PM; Morning 7:03–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:25 PM; Morning 6:51–7:03 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 79% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 4:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Dale. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dale, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Wolf River (WI) at New London

Wolf River (WI) near Lake Poygan

Fox River (North) at Little Lake Buttes Des Morts

Fox River (North) at Appleton

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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