Observed 9:35 PM CDT at KSTE

Polonia, WI weather

Clear and 65°18°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 65°18°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 2Low; Low all day (peak 2)
Air quality: 48Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (62°16° then, 65°18° now)

Good hours for

High 65°18° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 55°13° by 3 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 63°17° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 51°11° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 45°7° by 9 PM · 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 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	42%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	59%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	90%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	96%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	98%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	98%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	94%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	92%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	94%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	97%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	65°18°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	95%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	64°18°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	56%	94%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	99%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	53%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	61%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Drizzle	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	98%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	97%	0
Mon 12p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	98%	0
Mon 1p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	95%	0
Mon 2p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	96%	0
Mon 3p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	87%	0
Mon 4p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	93%	0
Mon 5p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	51°11°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	94%	0
Mon 6p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	93%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	89%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	43°6°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	95%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	70%	98%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 52°11°, low 38°3°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 51°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  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. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. 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 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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 66. 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
52°11°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.11 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 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 49°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
59°15°–61°16°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 49°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
47°8°–63°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–55°13°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 52°, low 38°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–68°; 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

Wisconsin River below Stevens Point Dam

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1070 ft
Flow: 1,620 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:10 PM · NWS gauge page

Wisconsin River below Whiting Dam

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1047 ft
Flow: 1,790 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:10 PM · NWS gauge page

Wisconsin River below Dubay Dam

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1088 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:10 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Eau Pleine River at Big Eau Pleine Reservoir

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1139 ft

Reading from Sat 8 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 23Typical 158

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
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?

Sun, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

STEVENS POINT · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+7°+4°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
+18°+10°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 34 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 44 min less
Golden hour: 5:17–6:16 PM; Morning 7:06–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:16–6:28 PM; Morning 6:54–7:06 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 4:57 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Polonia. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Polonia, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Wisconsin River below Stevens Point Dam

Wisconsin River below Whiting Dam

Wisconsin River below Dubay Dam

Big Eau Pleine River at Big Eau Pleine Reservoir

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