Current weather · Sep 29, 12:05 AM CDT
43.0280, -88.3930
55°
- High
- 73°
- Low
- 61°
- Rain today
- 8%
- Sunrise
- 6:49 AM
- Sunset
- 6:38 PM
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NWS forecast gridScroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.
Every hour as a table48 hours
| Time | Weather | Temperature | Feels like | Dew point | Humidity | Chance | Amount | Snow | Dir | Wind | Gust | Sky cover | Thunder | Pressure | Visibility | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12 AM | 55° | 55° | 53° | 91% | 0% | SE | 2 mph | 6 mph | 12% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 1 AM | 55° | 55° | 52° | 90% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 5 mph | 17% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 2 AM | 54° | 54° | 51° | 90% | 0% | SSE | 0 mph | 5 mph | 16% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 3 AM | 54° | 54° | 51° | 90% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 5 mph | 24% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 4 AM | 53° | 53° | 51° | 91% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 6 mph | 39% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 5 AM | 53° | 53° | 50° | 89% | 0% | S | 1 mph | 5 mph | 46% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 6 AM | 51° | 51° | 49° | 93% | 0% | S | 1 mph | 5 mph | 52% | — | 9 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 7 AM | 50° | 50° | 49° | 96% | 0% | N | 0 mph | 5 mph | 38% | — | 9 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 8 AM | 53° | 53° | 51° | 93% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 6 mph | 31% | — | 9 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 9 AM | 58° | 58° | 54° | 86% | 0% | S | 2 mph | 7 mph | 33% | — | 9 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 10 AM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 78% | 0% | S | 3 mph | 8 mph | 31% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 11 AM | 64° | 64° | 55° | 73% | 0% | SSW | 6 mph | 9 mph | 24% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 12 PM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 68% | 0% | S | 7 mph | 12 mph | 30% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 1 PM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 63% | 0% | S | 7 mph | 13 mph | 25% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 55° | 57% | 0% | S | 8 mph | 13 mph | 35% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 3 PM | 72° | 72° | 55° | 55% | 0% | S | 8 mph | 14 mph | 43% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 4 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 0% | S | 8 mph | 14 mph | 53% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 5 PM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 63% | 0% | S | 7 mph | 13 mph | 48% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Tue 6 PM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 68% | 1% | S | 7 mph | 10 mph | 63% | 1% | — | 10 mi | 20,100 ft | |||
| Tue 7 PM | 65° | 65° | 56° | 73% | 8% | S | 6 mph | 12 mph | 95% | 2% | — | 10 mi | 17,500 ft | |||
| Tue 8 PM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 75% | 8% | S | 6 mph | 13 mph | 80% | 2% | — | 10 mi | 16,300 ft | |||
| Tue 9 PM | 63° | 63° | 56° | 78% | 0% | S | 7 mph | 14 mph | 82% | — | 10 mi | 15,000 ft | ||||
| Tue 10 PM | 63° | 63° | 56° | 78% | 0% | S | 7 mph | 15 mph | 66% | — | 10 mi | 13,800 ft | ||||
| Tue 11 PM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 0% | S | 7 mph | 16 mph | 61% | — | 10 mi | 12,100 ft | ||||
| Wed 12 AM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 78% | 0% | S | 7 mph | 15 mph | 66% | — | 10 mi | 10,400 ft | ||||
| Wed 1 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 0% | 0.03 in | S | 7 mph | 15 mph | 65% | — | 10 mi | 8,700 ft | |||
| Wed 2 AM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 78% | 0% | 0.03 in | S | 7 mph | 16 mph | 61% | — | 10 mi | 9,000 ft | |||
| Wed 3 AM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 78% | 9% | 0.03 in | SSW | 7 mph | 16 mph | 73% | 9% | — | 10 mi | 10,100 ft | ||
| Wed 4 AM | Chance of moderate rain showers | 62° | 62° | 55° | 78% | 33% | 0.03 in | SSW | 7 mph | 16 mph | 66% | 11% | — | 10 mi | 10,000 ft | |
| Wed 5 AM | 61° | 61° | 55° | 81% | 14% | 0.03 in | SSW | 7 mph | 16 mph | 65% | 11% | — | 10 mi | 10,900 ft | ||
| Wed 6 AM | Chance of moderate rain showers | 61° | 61° | 55° | 81% | 36% | 0.03 in | SSW | 7 mph | 16 mph | 69% | 11% | — | 10 mi | 10,000 ft | |
| Wed 7 AM | Light rain showers likely | 61° | 61° | 56° | 84% | 57% | 0.02 in | SSW | 7 mph | 16 mph | 79% | 9% | — | 6 mi | 9,000 ft | |
| Wed 8 AM | Light rain showers likely | 61° | 61° | 57° | 87% | 57% | 0.02 in | SSW | 8 mph | 16 mph | 68% | 9% | — | — | ||
| Wed 9 AM | Light rain showers likely | 62° | 62° | 58° | 87% | 57% | 0.02 in | SSW | 8 mph | 16 mph | 79% | 9% | — | — | ||
| Wed 10 AM | Light rain showers likely | 63° | 63° | 58° | 84% | 57% | 0.02 in | SSW | 8 mph | 15 mph | 90% | 6% | — | — | ||
| Wed 11 AM | Light rain showers likely | 64° | 64° | 59° | 84% | 57% | 0.02 in | SSW | 8 mph | 15 mph | 92% | 6% | — | — | ||
| Wed 12 PM | Light rain showers likely | 65° | 65° | 60° | 84% | 57% | 0.02 in | SSW | 9 mph | 16 mph | 95% | 6% | — | — | ||
| Wed 1 PM | Light rain showers | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 75% | 0.03 in | SSW | 9 mph | 17 mph | 97% | 8% | — | — | ||
| Wed 2 PM | Light rain showers | 66° | 66° | 62° | 87% | 75% | 0.03 in | SSW | 9 mph | 18 mph | 94% | 8% | — | — | ||
| Wed 3 PM | Light rain showers | 66° | 66° | 62° | 87% | 75% | 0.03 in | S | 9 mph | 18 mph | 92% | 8% | — | — | ||
| Wed 4 PM | Light rain showers | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 75% | 0.03 in | S | 9 mph | 18 mph | 89% | 13% | — | — | ||
| Wed 5 PM | Light rain showers | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 75% | 0.03 in | S | 9 mph | 18 mph | 92% | 13% | — | — | ||
| Wed 6 PM | Light rain showers | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 75% | 0.03 in | S | 8 mph | 17 mph | 94% | 13% | — | — | ||
| Wed 7 PM | Light rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 65% | 0.02 in | S | 8 mph | 17 mph | 97% | 17% | — | — | ||
| Wed 8 PM | Light rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 65% | 0.02 in | S | 8 mph | 17 mph | 96% | 17% | — | — | ||
| Wed 9 PM | Light rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms | 66° | 66° | 62° | 87% | 65% | 0.02 in | SSW | 9 mph | 17 mph | 94% | 17% | — | — | ||
| Wed 10 PM | Light rain showers likely | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 65% | 0.02 in | SSW | 9 mph | 17 mph | 93% | 13% | — | — | ||
| Wed 11 PM | Light rain showers likely | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 65% | 0.02 in | SSW | 8 mph | 16 mph | 92% | 13% | — | — |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Sep 29, 12:01 AM CDT to day 7, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 2973°61°Mostly Sunnywind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
- WedSep 3069°63°Rain Showerswind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
- ThuOct 168°51°Showers And Thunderstormswind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
- FriOct 263°46°Chance Rain Showerswind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- SatOct 363°50°Slight Chance Rain Showerswind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- SunOct 463°44°Partly Sunnywind 10 mph · gusts 17 mph
- MonOct 559°44°Sunnywind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
- TueOct 661°49°National Blendwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
- WedOct 763°49°National Blendwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
- ThuOct 862°48°National Blendwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- FriOct 9~60°46°Model mean
- SatOct 10~54°38°Model mean
- SunOct 11~63°42°Model mean
- MonOct 12~65°49°Model mean
- TueOct 13~55°40°Model mean
- WedOct 14~53°42°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like55°
- WindSE 2 mphgusts 6 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity91%
- Dew point53°
- Pressure—
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility10 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
- Moonrise7:52 PMMoonset 10:25 AM
- Moon phaseWaning gibbous90% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 28, 7:00 PM CDTNOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.
- TodaySep 2972°61°NWS grid 73° / 61°wind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
- WedSep 3068°63°NWS grid 69° / 63°wind 9 mph · gusts 20 mph
- ThuOct 168°51°NWS grid 68° / 51°wind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
- FriOct 263°48°NWS grid 63° / 46°wind 7 mph · gusts 15 mph
- SatOct 362°48°NWS grid 63° / 50°wind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- SunOct 462°43°NWS grid 63° / 44°wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
- MonOct 559°44°NWS grid 59° / 44°wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
- TueOct 661°49°Beyond the NWS gridwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
- WedOct 763°49°Beyond the NWS gridwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
- ThuOct 862°48°Beyond the NWS gridwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- FriOct 961°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Sep 28, 7:00 PM CDT · GFS Sep 28, 1:00 PM CDT · GEFS Sep 28, 1:00 PM CDT · ECMWF Sep 28, 7:00 AM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 28, 7:00 AM CDTEach line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.
| Day | NWS grid | HRRR | GFS | GEFS | ECMWF | ECMWF AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Sep 29 | 73° 61° | 72° 53° | 73° 51° | 72° 51°0.02 in | 69° 51°0.02 in | ~73° 50°0.01 in |
| Wed Sep 30 | 69° 63°0.54 in | 67° 61°0.10 in | 64° 58°1.39 in | 64° 61°0.93 in | 68° 62°0.34 in | ~65° 61°1.13 in |
| Thu Oct 1 | 68° 51°0.92 in | — | 70° 58°0.54 in | 66° 59°0.79 in | 65° 62°0.85 in | ~67° 64°1.17 in |
| Fri Oct 2 | 63° 46°0.16 in | — | 62° 49° | 60° 49°0.14 in | 64° 52° | ~66° 54°0.02 in |
| Sat Oct 3 | 63° 50°0.10 in | — | 66° 48° | 61° 47°0.07 in | 63° 47° | ~65° 49° |
| Sun Oct 4 | 63° 44° | — | 61° 45° | 61° 48°0.02 in | ~67° 48° | ~68° 51°0.01 in |
| Mon Oct 5 | 59° 44° | — | 59° 39° | 56° 39° | ~60° 43° | ~55° 40° |
| Tue Oct 6 | — | — | 56° 44° | 59° 40° | ~63° 45° | ~60° 37° |
| Wed Oct 7 | — | — | 61° 51°0.14 in | 64° 48°0.12 in | ~69° 51°0.03 in | ~66° 49°0.23 in |
| Thu Oct 8 | — | — | 56° 42° | ~62° 50°0.04 in | ~62° 53° | ~65° 48° |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | — | ~55° 41° | — | ~52° 42° | ~73° 55° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | ~49° 31° | — | ~58° 39° | ~55° 44° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | ~64° 40° | — | ~66° 52° | ~58° 35° |
| Mon Oct 12 | — | — | ~70° 55° | — | ~56° 45° | ~69° 47°0.05 in |
| Tue Oct 13 | — | — | ~55° 40° | — | ~44° 44° | ~63° 57°0.03 in |
| Wed Oct 14 | — | — | ~53° 42°0.02 in | — | — | — |
A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.
ECMWF ensemble meteogram
The next 90 days
NOAA GHCN normals and records at Waukesha Cnty (UES) · Climate Prediction Center outlooksNo forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.
The forecast reaches Wed Oct 14, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.
Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances
| Week of | Normal | Warmest on record | Coldest on record | Temperature lean | Precipitation lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | 69° / 45° | 94° (1953) | 26° (1935) | 33% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 6 | 67° / 42° | 88° (1963) | 22° (1952) | near normal most likely · days 8 to 14 | 33% chance below normal · days 8 to 14 |
| Oct 13 | 60° / 41° | 86° (1975) | 14° (2003) | 33% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 20 | 57° / 38° | 86° (1953) | 10° (1987) | 33% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 27 | 54° / 38° | 81° (1937) | 7° (1925) | 33% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Nov 3 | 49° / 32° | 74° (1964) | 3° (1951) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 10 | 46° / 30° | 74° (1999) | 1° (1933) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 17 | 46° / 31° | 71° (1953) | -6° (1950) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 24 | 41° / 24° | 67° (1998) | -9° (1950) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 1 | 39° / 24° | 68° (2001) | -15° (1940) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 8 | 32° / 17° | 61° (1946) | -17° (1903) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 15 | 31° / 17° | 57° (1984) | -28° (1945) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 22 | 28° / 12° | 60° (1982) | -23° (1983) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
Health and activities
Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollenNone of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.
Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtodayLowmild
- FlutodayLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstodayLowmild
- SunburntodayLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtodayVery goodfine conditions
- HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GolftodayIdealfine conditions
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Beach and pooltodayVery goodcool
- CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
- StargazingtonightGoodbright moon
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
- Outdoor entertainingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Drying laundry outsidetodayVery goodhumid
- Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestodayHighwarm
- TickstodayHighwarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
- Outdoor peststodayModeratewarm
Stargazing
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moonTonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.
| Night of | Rating | Dark | Clear hours | Clear and moonless | Moon lit | Transparency (est.) | Dew | Strongest wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Poor | 8:13 PM to 5:15 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 87% | 7 mph | ||
| Wednesday | Poor | 8:11 PM to 5:16 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 79% | 7 h | 9 mph | |
| Thursday | Poor | 8:09 PM to 5:18 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 70% | 6 mph | ||
| Friday | Poor | 8:07 PM to 5:19 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 60% | 7 h | 3 mph | |
| Saturday | Poor | 8:05 PM to 5:20 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 50% | 8 h | 3 mph | |
| Sunday | Fair | 8:04 PM to 5:21 AM | 4 of 9 | None | 39% | Poor | 1 h | 5 mph |
Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.
Golden hour and blue hour
Computed from the sun and moon positions| Day | Blue hour, morning | Golden hour, morning | Golden hour, evening | Blue hour, evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 6:20 AM to 6:31 AM | 6:31 AM to 7:26 AM | 6:01 PM to 6:55 PM | 6:55 PM to 7:06 PM |
| Wed | 6:22 AM to 6:33 AM | 6:33 AM to 7:28 AM | 5:59 PM to 6:54 PM | 6:54 PM to 7:05 PM |
| Thu | 6:23 AM to 6:34 AM | 6:34 AM to 7:29 AM | 5:57 PM to 6:52 PM | 6:52 PM to 7:03 PM |
| Fri | 6:24 AM to 6:35 AM | 6:35 AM to 7:30 AM | 5:55 PM to 6:50 PM | 6:50 PM to 7:01 PM |
| Sat | 6:25 AM to 6:36 AM | 6:36 AM to 7:31 AM | 5:53 PM to 6:48 PM | 6:48 PM to 6:59 PM |
| Sun | 6:26 AM to 6:37 AM | 6:37 AM to 7:32 AM | 5:52 PM to 6:47 PM | 6:47 PM to 6:58 PM |
| Mon | 6:27 AM to 6:38 AM | 6:38 AM to 7:33 AM | 5:50 PM to 6:45 PM | 6:45 PM to 6:56 PM |
- SR Sunrise 6:49 AM, 93° E
- SS Sunset 6:38 PM, 267° W
- MR Moonrise 7:52 PM, 58° ENE
- MS Moonset 10:25 AM, 299° WNW
- Waning gibbous, 90% lit
Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.
Drone flying
NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107This hour: no-fly (low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). No stretch of two good hours in the next three days.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:19 AM to sunrise 6:49 AM, and sunset 6:38 PM to 7:08 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Tue | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wed | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thu | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Caution No-fly
| Hour | Verdict | Wind (mph) | 400 ft est. (mph) | Gust (mph) | Rain | Visibility | Cloud allows | Temp | Kp | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12 AM | No-fly | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 55° | low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 1 AM | No-fly | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 55° | low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 2 AM | No-fly | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 54° | low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 3 AM | No-fly | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 54° | low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 4 AM | No-fly | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 53° | low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 5 AM | No-fly | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 53° | low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 6 AM | No-fly | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0% | 9 mi | up to 0 ft | 51° | low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 7 AM | No-fly | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% | 9 mi | up to 0 ft | 50° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Tue 8 AM | No-fly | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0% | 9 mi | up to 0 ft | 53° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Tue 9 AM | No-fly | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0% | 9 mi | up to 0 ft | 58° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Tue 10 AM | No-fly | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 62° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Tue 11 AM | No-fly | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 64° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Tue 12 PM | No-fly | 7 | 8 | 13 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 67° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Tue 1 PM | No-fly | 7 | 8 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 69° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Tue 2 PM | No-fly | 8 | 10 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 71° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Tue 3 PM | No-fly | 8 | 10 | 16 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 72° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Tue 4 PM | No-fly | 8 | 10 | 16 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 70° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Tue 5 PM | No-fly | 7 | 9 | 15 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 69° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Tue 6 PM | Caution | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 67° | civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |
| Tue 7 PM | Caution | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 65° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 8 PM | Caution | 6 | 8 | 15 | 8% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 64° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 9 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 63° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 10 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 18 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 63° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Tue 11 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 19 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 63° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) |
Flight restrictions nearby
Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.
Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.
Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.
Spraying and field work
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecastHours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.
Spraying windows
- Tue 10 AM to 9 PM 11 hours, every hour within the rules
- Fri 9 AM to 9 PM 12 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sat 1 PM to 8 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sun 6 PM to 11 PM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
- Mon 9 AM to 4 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
| Tue | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thu | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fri | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Marginal No
Field days
| Day | Daytime | Chance of rain | Rain | Lowest humidity | Strongest wind | Dry days in a row | Hay drying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Dry | 8% | 0.00 in | 55% | 8 mph | 1 d | |
| Wednesday | Wet | 75% | 0.54 in | 81% | 9 mph | ||
| Thursday | Wet | 75% | 0.92 in | 81% | 7 mph | ||
| Friday | Showers possible | 15% | 0.16 in | 58% | 7 mph | ||
| Saturday | Showers possible | 19% | 0.10 in | 62% | 7 mph | ||
| Sunday | Dry | 7% | 0.00 in | 58% | 10 mph | 2 d | |
| Monday | Dry | 2% | 0.00 in | 55% | 6 mph | 1 d |
Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.
Solunar times
Computed from the moon’s positionThe best-rated day this week is Tuesday, rated good.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | Good | 1:45 AM to 3:45 AM2:13 PM to 4:13 PM | 9:55 AM to 10:55 AM7:22 PM to 8:22 PM | 90% | 6:49 AM, 6:38 PM |
| Wed | Poor | 2:41 AM to 4:41 AM3:11 PM to 5:11 PM | 11:13 AM to 12:13 PM8:03 PM to 9:03 PM | 82% | 6:50 AM, 6:36 PM |
| Thu | Fair | 3:41 AM to 5:41 AM4:12 PM to 6:12 PM | 12:27 PM to 1:27 PM8:56 PM to 9:56 PM | 73% | 6:51 AM, 6:35 PM |
| Fri | Fair | 4:44 AM to 6:44 AM5:15 PM to 7:15 PM | 1:32 PM to 2:32 PM10:00 PM to 11:00 PM | 64% | 6:52 AM, 6:33 PM |
| Sat | Fair | 5:46 AM to 7:46 AM6:17 PM to 8:17 PM | 2:26 PM to 3:26 PM11:13 PM to 12:13 AM | 53% | 6:53 AM, 6:31 PM |
| Sun | Fair | 6:46 AM to 8:46 AM7:15 PM to 9:15 PM | 3:07 PM to 4:07 PM | 43% | 6:54 AM, 6:29 PM |
| Mon | Fair | 7:42 AM to 9:42 AM8:09 PM to 10:09 PM | 12:30 AM to 1:30 AM3:40 PM to 4:40 PM | 32% | 6:56 AM, 6:28 PM |
Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index
Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.
In words
NWS forecast periods, as issuedOvernight49° · 0 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Tuesday73° · S 0–10 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night61° · 33% · S 5 mph
A chance of rain showers between 4am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday69° · 75% · S 5–10 mph
Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night63° · 77% · SW 5–10 mph
Rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday68° · 77% · W 5 mph
Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night51° · 59% · N 5 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday63° · 31% · NE 5 mph
A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night46° · 9% · NE 0–5 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Saturday63° · 19% · E 0–5 mph
A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night50° · 19% · SW 0–5 mph
A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday63° · 10% · NW 5–10 mph
Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night44° · 5% · NW 0–5 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday59° · 3% · NW 0–5 mph
Sunny, with a high near 59.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI · issued Sep 28, 11:55 PM CDTWritten by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.
KEY Messages
Periods of rain, heavy at times, will spread into southern Wisconsin Tuesday night and persist through Thursday. Expect a few rumbles of thunder as well.
Temperatures will be a few degrees above normal through Thursday, cooling down Friday through the weekend.
Short Term
Issued 1155 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Overnight through Thursday:
We could see some patchy ground fog in the usual low spots again overnight due to clear skies and light winds. The visibilities at Kenosha and Sheboygan airports are bouncing around already. The surface high will start to shift east today (Tuesday) as a trough approaches from the northern Plains. Look for southerly winds to develop by early afternoon. This will usher slightly warmer air into southern WI this afternoon, but the main warm front will arrive this evening.
The initial vorticity advection into southern WI this afternoon will run into dry air, but eventually the deeper moisture will arrive around midnight or a little later to bring a period of showers. There could be a few rumbles of thunder with this due to 925-850mb warm air advection and steeper mid level lapse rates. By Wednesday morning, the upper and lower jets will take on more of a west-east flow with the axis directly over southern WI. The latest GFS and NAM have trended southward over the past 24 hrs and now line it up directly overhead. WPC has our area in a slight risk for excessive rainfall Wed-Wed nt and this seems reasonable. Precipitable water values will be between 1.5 and 2 inches which is very high for this time of year (98th percentile).
The rain Wed into Thu looks like it will have intermittent periods of higher rainfall rates. The short term ensembles (REFS, HREF) are showing a less than 10 percent chance for greater than 2 inches in a 24 hour period. This is due to the overall lack of convection. Timing of the more robust blobs of rain will have to wait for the event to begin. Similarly, the surface front needs to wait for a northern stream upper trough to push it south of southern WI. This could happen as early as Thursday afternoon or as late as Friday morning.
Cronce
Long Term
Issued 1155 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Friday through Monday:
Breezy northerly winds will develop Friday in the wake of the cold front. The wind speeds will depend on the amplitude of the associated upper trough. Then high pressure will slide across the Great Lakes from Friday night through Saturday afternoon. Another upper trough will swing across Lake Superior Saturday night, but it looks like any rain will miss southern WI at this time. High pressure will return Sunday through Tuesday. Highs will be in the lower to mid 60s, with lows in the 40s.
Cronce
Aviation
Issued 1155 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Southerly winds will then develop today (Tuesday) a low pressure approaches from the Northern Plains. Mostly clear skies early tomorrow should give way to increasing mid and high level clouds from the west by afternoon. Look for rain to start moving in tonight. Periods of rain (and low ceilings) will persist through Thursday.
Cronce
Marine
Issued 1155 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026
The center of high pressure will shift over Lake Huron Tuesday. Look for areas of fog, dense possible, over the northern quarter of Lake Michigan overnight, but expect it to diminish by mid morning. Southerly winds will develop by early afternoon and continue into Thursday as a low pressure trough approaches from the northern Plains. Wind gusts to 30 knots are possible Wednesday afternoon along with building waves, particularly across central and northern portions of the lake.
Expect northerly winds in the wake of the trough Thursday night into Friday. Strong high pressure will overspread the Great Lakes Friday night. A fast-moving trough should cross Lake Superior early Sunday but the amplitude is still uncertain, which would affect the wind speed.
Cronce
MKX Watches / Warnings / Advisories
WI...None. LM...None.
Hazardous weather outlook Sep 28, 10:48 AM CDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS43 KMKX 281548 HWOMKX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1048 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-291600- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 1048 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Patchy fog is possible again tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Isolated thunderstorms are possible Wednesday into Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. $$ LMZ643>646-291600- Sheboygan to Port Washington WI- Port Washington to North Point Light WI- North Point Light to Wind Point WI- Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL- 1048 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters from Sheboygan Wisconsin to Winthrop Harbor Illinois. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Increasing southerly winds and building waves are expected later Tuesday through Wednesday night, leading to potentially hazardous conditions for small craft. Isolated thunderstorms are possible Wednesday into Thursday. $$ LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-291600- Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to mid-line of lake.- Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore- Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to mid lake- Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI 5NM offshore to mid lake- Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to Mid lake- Lake Michigan from St Joseph to South Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- 1048 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the open waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Breezy south winds and building waves are expected Tuesday night through Wednesday. Isolated thunderstorms are possible Wednesday into Thursday. $$ www.weather.gov/mkx
The outlooks beyond
SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this pointThe national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.
Severe weather
- Day 1 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
- Day 2 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
- Day 3 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
- Day 4 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
- Day 5 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
- Day 6 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
- Day 7 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
- Day 8 · Tue Oct 6No risk area
Rainfall
- Day 1 · Tue Sep 29Under 0.01 in
- Day 2 · Wed Sep 300.25 in
- Day 3 · Thu Oct 10.75 in
- Day 4-5 · Oct 2–Oct 30.01 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 4–Oct 5Under 0.01 in
Flash flood risk
- Day 1 · Tue Sep 29Below marginal
- Day 2 · Wed Sep 30Below marginal
- Day 3 · Thu Oct 1Slight
- Day 4 · Fri Oct 2Below marginal
- Day 5 · Sat Oct 3Below marginal
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 8
- Days 6–10 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 4–Oct 8
- Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 6–Oct 12
- Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 6–Oct 12
Hazards, 3 to 14 days
- Thu Oct 1Heavy Rain
Drought
- Drought MonitorNo drought
Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Waukesha WwtpThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around May 1 and the first fall freeze around October 13: a growing season of about 162 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by September 29; one spring in ten still has one after May 18.
Everything else on the grid
NWS forecast grid · 29 elementsThe forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.
| Element | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeatRisk max | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 67° | 65° | 66° | 60° | 61° | 59° | 55° |
| Heat index max | 72° | ||||||
| Wind chill min | 50° | 49° | 46° | 48° | 44° | ||
| Chance of thunder max | 2% | 17% | 17% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 4% |
| Cloud ceiling min | -100 ft | 8,700 ft | |||||
| Visibility min | 9 mi | 6 mi | |||||
| Mixing height max | 2,800 ft | 1,300 ft | |||||
| Transport wind max | 14 mph | 15 mph | |||||
| Twenty-foot wind max | 7 mph | 7 mph |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Waukesha Cnty (UES) · 7.9 mi awayEach forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.
| Day | Forecast | Normal | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Sep 29 | 73° / 61° | 65° / 44° | 94° (1953) | 28° (1942) |
| Wed Sep 30 | 69° / 63° | 68° / 45° | 89° (1952) | 28° (1899) |
| Thu Oct 1 | 68° / 51° | 69° / 44° | 88° (1971) | 28° (1918) |
| Fri Oct 2 | 63° / 46° | 69° / 45° | 87° (1971) | 27° (1974) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 63° / 50° | 68° / 44° | 83° (1953) | 27° (2003) |
| Sun Oct 4 | 63° / 44° | 66° / 46° | 86° (1897) | 28° (1935) |
| Mon Oct 5 | 59° / 44° | 64° / 43° | 86° (1946) | 26° (1935) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 6:20 AM | 6:49 AM | 6:38 PM | 7:06 PM | 11 h 49 min | Waning gibbous · 90% lit |
| Wed | 6:22 AM | 6:50 AM | 6:36 PM | 7:05 PM | 11 h 46 min | Waning gibbous · 82% lit |
| Thu | 6:23 AM | 6:51 AM | 6:35 PM | 7:03 PM | 11 h 44 min | Waning gibbous · 73% lit |
| Fri | 6:24 AM | 6:52 AM | 6:33 PM | 7:01 PM | 11 h 41 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 6:25 AM | 6:53 AM | 6:31 PM | 6:59 PM | 11 h 38 min | Last quarter · 53% lit |
| Sun | 6:26 AM | 6:54 AM | 6:29 PM | 6:58 PM | 11 h 35 min | Last quarter · 43% lit |
| Mon | 6:27 AM | 6:56 AM | 6:28 PM | 6:56 PM | 11 h 32 min | Waning crescent · 32% lit |
Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
What is here
- Seven days
- The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
- Hour by hour
- Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
- Everything else on the grid
- The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
- The discussion
- The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
- Beyond the week
- The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
- Against the record
- Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
- The next 90 days
- The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.
Common questions
Where does this forecast come from?
From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.
How far ahead does it go?
The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.
Why is this different from the app on my phone?
Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.
What is a place’s address here?
Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.
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