Observed 8:55 AM CDT at KY50

Princeton, WI weather

Overcast and 54°12°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Cloudy

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 12 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–2 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (45°7° then, 44°7° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 71°22° today at 2 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 68°20° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 48°9° · 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 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	81%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	62%	80%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	56%	71%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	50%	75%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	47%	69%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	46%	28%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	26%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	46%	65%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	47%	66%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	75%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	79%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	50%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	65%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	74%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	76%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	59%	73%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	84%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	53%	86%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	88%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	63%	86%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	63%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	78%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 40°4°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°6°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
32°0°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 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
55°13°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–63°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.33 in8.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 59°15°, low 50°10°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–60°16°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 56°, low 40°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–68°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Fox River (North) at Princeton

0.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 860 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Fox River (North) at Berlin

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.5 ft
Flow: 1,120 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Fox River (North) at Pardeeville

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.2 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Montello Wwtp · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1954–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+10°+6°ThuOct 22
+12°+6°FriOct 23
+16°+9°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 36 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 41 min less
Golden hour: 5:18–6:16 PM; Morning 7:04–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:16–6:27 PM; Morning 6:53–7:04 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 75% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Princeton. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,800 ft, 10 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Princeton, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Fox River (North) at Princeton

Fox River (North) at Berlin

Fox River (North) at Pardeeville

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