Observed 1:55 PM CDT at KMTW

Francis Creek, WI weather

Sunny and 63°17°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph23 km/h; From the south. 711–14 mph23 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 52°11° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonDown to 63°17° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 65°18° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · 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 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	35%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	24%	1
Sat 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	21%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	67%	28%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	72%	46%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	63%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	74%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	89%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	90%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	97%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	99%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	69%	86%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	80%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	76%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 55°13° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	87%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 54°12° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	92%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 53°12° to 66°19°)	64°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	89%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	91%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	92%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	99%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	71%	76%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	83%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	66%	88%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	78%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	75%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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 67°19°).
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 52°11° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. West wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 44°7°. Typical 52°11° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 50°10°. Typical 51°11° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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 57.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 51°11° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
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 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 50°10° / 37°3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 50°10° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 37°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 50°10° / 36°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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
59°15°–69°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 49°9° / 36°2°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 48°9°. Typical 49°9° / 36°2°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% 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
50°10°–60°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–57°14°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 53°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–67°; 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

Manitowoc River at Manitowoc

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.6 ft
Flow: 121 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Kewaunee River near Kewaunee

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.7 ft
Flow: 22 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

East River (WI) above Greenleaf

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · 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 19Typical 143

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

MANITOWOC · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
+5°+3°SatOct 24

Francis Creek weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

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: 5:11–6:10 PM; Morning 6:59–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:10–6:21 PM; Morning 6:47–6:59 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 4:50 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Francis Creek. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Francis Creek, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Manitowoc River at Manitowoc

Kewaunee River near Kewaunee

East River (WI) above Greenleaf

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