Observed 8:55 AM CDT at KCMY

Sparta, WI weather

Mostly sunny and 61°16°, 21°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Mostly sunny

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 24 mph38 km/h around 12 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 3 PM

This morningNear 64°18° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 64°18° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 47°8° · rain chance 20% · 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	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	63%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	57%	48%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	54%	22%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	49%	27%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	46%	30%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	43%	30%	2
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	41%	36%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	43%	55%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	59%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	59%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	54%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	63%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	72%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	71%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	78%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	92%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	93%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	96%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	91%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	81%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	85%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	92%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	87%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	71%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	69%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	96%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	88%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°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 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
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. South wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
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. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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 63. South wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
35°2°–57°14°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.4 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
57°14°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 61°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.33 in8.4 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
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
54°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 39°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–68°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, 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

La Crosse River at Sparta

0.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.8 ft
Flow: 167 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Beaver Creek (WI) near Sparta

2.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 9:16 AM · NWS gauge page

Silver Creek at State Highway 21 Near Angelo

3.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 35 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Little La Crosse River at Leon

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 9:16 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 14Typical 159

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Cashton 3nnw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2014–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 21°12° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 36 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 42 min less
Golden hour: 5:24–6:23 PM; Morning 7:11–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:34 PM; Morning 6:59–7:11 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% 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 Sparta. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,400 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sparta, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

La Crosse River at Sparta

Beaver Creek (WI) near Sparta

Silver Creek at State Highway 21 Near Angelo

Little La Crosse River at Leon

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