Observed 4:00 PM CDT at KY50

Hancock, WI weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the south. 35–13 mph20 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (73°23° then, 74°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

This afternoonNear 72°22° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 65°18° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 55°13° · 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	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	48%	40%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	49%	44%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	55%	61%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	62%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	64%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	76%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	91%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	95%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	92%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	93%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	93%	1
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	59%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	70%	85%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	86%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	85%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	87%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	85%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	89%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	94%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	71%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	69%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	66%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	61%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	61%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	61%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	90%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	93%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	54%	92%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	88%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	90%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	92%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	93%	1
Mon 3p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	51%	91%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South southwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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 62.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 47. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 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 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.16 in3.9 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
58°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 56°13°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.85 in22 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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
38°3°–55°13°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 46°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 55°, low 39°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–69°; 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

Tenmile Creek (WI) near Nekoosa

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 50 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Rapids

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 2,390 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Wisconsin River below Wisconsin Rapids Dam

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 980 ft
Flow: 1,290 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:10 PM · NWS gauge page

Wisconsin River below Biron Dam

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1011 ft

Reading from Sat 1:10 PM · NWS gauge page

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: 5:19–6:17 PM; Morning 7:06–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:29 PM; Morning 6:54–7:06 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Hancock, WI weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tenmile Creek (WI) near Nekoosa

Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Rapids

Wisconsin River below Wisconsin Rapids Dam

Wisconsin River below Biron Dam

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon