Observed 2:00 AM CDT at KLNR

Lone Rock, WI weather

Clear and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 21 mph33 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

6°3° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 47°8° today at 8 AM
High 61°16° today at 4 PM

TonightNear 50°10° · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 59°15° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 1 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	73%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	71%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	82%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	59%	94%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	85%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	85%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	79%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	44%	84%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	82%	2
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	41%	63%	2
Mon 5p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	44%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	47%	70%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	55%	74%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	76%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	66%	93%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	71%	96%	0
Mon 11p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	74%	88%	0
Tue 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	77%	85%	0
Tue 1a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	76%	79%	0
Tue 2a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	83%	80%	0
Tue 3a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	77%	0
Tue 4a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	89%	75%	0
Tue 5a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	82%	0
Tue 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	99%	0
Tue 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	93%	66%	0
Tue 8a	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	61%	0
Tue 9a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	89%	75%	1
Tue 10a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	80%	56%	1
Tue 11a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	72%	61%	2
Tue 12p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	50%	2
Tue 1p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	54%	47%	3
Tue 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	51%	70%	3
Tue 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	51%	81%	2
Tue 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	47%	77%	1
Tue 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	51%	81%	0
Tue 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	54%	63%	0
Tue 7p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	69%	0
Tue 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	88%	0
Tue 9p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	92%	0
Tue 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	88%	0
Tue 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	92%	0
Wed 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	89%	0
Wed 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	88%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 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, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  60% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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 73°23°).
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 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 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
60°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 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
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Tuesday, Nov 3. Rain. High 57°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.91 in23 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.58 in15 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
39°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Nov 4. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 45°7°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 52°, warming up.
Wednesday
Dry, high 73°, low 54°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 53–72°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Saturday.

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

Wisconsin River at Muscoda

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 5,140 cfs

Reading from Mon 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 38 cfs

Reading from Mon 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Baraboo River at Rock Springs

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.2 ft
Flow: 96 cfs

Reading from Mon 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 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 146

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
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 39°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Lone Rock Tri County Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 26, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+10°+6°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
+18°+10°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25
—MonOct 26

Lone Rock weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 32 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:20–6:18 PM; Morning 7:10–8:08 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:29 PM; Morning 6:58–7:10 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · shrinking

Today: sets 8:11 AM · rises 5:57 PM
New moon: Nov 9
Full moon: Nov 24

Looking south from Lone Rock. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lone Rock, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Wednesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Wisconsin River at Muscoda

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth

Baraboo River at Rock Springs

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 26, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon