Observed 1:15 PM CDT at KBCK

Sand Pillow, WI weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 22 mph36 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 49Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−1.9 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 (77°25° then, 79°26° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

This afternoonNear 73°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 62°17° · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · 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 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	43%	19%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	43%	32%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	44%	63%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	46%	61%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	51%	44%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	35%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	68%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	71%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	83%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	88%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	86%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	97%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	98%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	98%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	98%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	90%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	99%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	96%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	62°17°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	91%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 53°12° to 67°19°)	63°17°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	85%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 68°20°)	63°17°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	90%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 54°12° to 67°19°)	64°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	45%	88%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	63°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	75%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	76%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	91%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	51%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	89%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	54%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	52%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	53%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	99%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	96%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	90%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	54%	93%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	99%	0
Mon 12p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	48%	95%	0
Mon 1p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 2 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.6 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 71. South wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.01 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 69. West wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% 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 69. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–54°12°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.3 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
57°14°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–58°14°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–59°15°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 39°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 54–71°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Black River (WI) near Hatfield

4.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 787 ft
Flow: 93 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:06 PM · NWS gauge page

Black River (WI) at Black River Falls

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 35.8 ft
Flow: 314 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Black River (WI) at Hatfield Dam

5.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 883 ft

Reading from Sat 9:04 AM · NWS gauge page

East Fork Black River at East Fork Rd

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 890 ft

Reading from Sat 12:02 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 34 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 44 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:22 PM; Morning 7:11–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:33 PM; Morning 7:00–7:11 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 81% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Sand Pillow. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,700 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sand Pillow, WI weather

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Days ahead

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Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Black River (WI) near Hatfield

Black River (WI) at Black River Falls

Black River (WI) at Hatfield Dam

East Fork Black River at East Fork Rd

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon