Observed 5:20 PM CDT at KLNR

Ridgeway, WI weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 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 (70°21° then, 71°22° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 72°22° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 61°16° · 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
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	44%	37%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	49%	89%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	54%	89%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	58%	86%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	71%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	89%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	72%	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%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	72%	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%	74%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	82%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	68%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	70%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	66%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	61%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	77%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	73%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	74%	80%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	66%	80%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	81%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	84%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	82%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	77%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	75%	1
Mon 4p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	74%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  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 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance
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 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.15 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 56°13°, low 47°8°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.81 in21 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.37 in9.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
49°9°–63°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–59°15°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–71°; 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

Pecatonica River near Blanchardville

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 167 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 39 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Pecatonica River at Darlington

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 191 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · 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 149

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Dodgeville Wwtp · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:20 PM; Morning 7:06–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:32 PM; Morning 6:55–7:06 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:01 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Ridgeway, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Pecatonica River near Blanchardville

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth

Pecatonica River at Darlington

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