Observed 5:55 AM CDT at KCMY

Westby, WI weather

Mostly cloudy and 62°17°, 21°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 62°17°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–2 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

None rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 73°23° today at 4 PM
Low 54°12° tonight at 5 AM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · 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 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	79%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	80%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	66%	80%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	60%	78%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	56%	64%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	52%	61%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	47%	31%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	46%	61%	2
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	44%	51%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	43%	75%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	44%	69%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	49%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	52%	74%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	78%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	76%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	81%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	56%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	87%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	87%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	84%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	49%	77%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	59%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	60%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	87%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind around 9 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
55°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°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 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 63. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–56°13°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 49°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 61°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 49°9° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.2 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
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 48°9° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–57°14°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 30°−1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 41°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–68°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.

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

Rullands Coulee Creek near Portland - Oakland Road

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:46 AM · NWS gauge page

Upper Brush Creek near Cashton - Oneida Road

9.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft

Reading from Sat 5:36 AM · NWS gauge page

Cannon Valley Creek near Cashton - Manna Avenue

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5:46 AM · NWS gauge page

Little La Crosse River at Melvina - County Road F

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5:46 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 162

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–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Viroqua · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
+17°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Westby 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: 5:25–6:23 PM; Morning 7:10–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:34 PM; Morning 6:59–7:10 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:04 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Westby. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Westby, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rullands Coulee Creek near Portland - Oakland Road

Upper Brush Creek near Cashton - Oneida Road

Cannon Valley Creek near Cashton - Manna Avenue

Little La Crosse River at Melvina - County Road F

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