Current weather · Sep 27, 10:13 PM CDT
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 10 PM | 54° | 54° | 52° | 93% | 2% | N | 1 mph | 2 mph | 52% | 2% | — | 9 mi | ||||
| Sun 11 PM | 52° | 52° | 52° | 100% | 2% | N | 1 mph | 2 mph | 50% | 2% | — | 8 mi | ||||
| Mon 12 AM | 52° | 52° | 52° | 100% | 2% | N | 1 mph | 2 mph | 48% | 2% | — | 6 mi | ||||
| Mon 1 AM | 52° | 52° | 52° | 100% | 2% | NNW | 1 mph | 3 mph | 61% | 2% | — | 9 mi | 6,600 ft | |||
| Mon 2 AM | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 2% | N | 1 mph | 3 mph | 51% | 2% | — | 8 mi | ||||
| Mon 3 AM | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 2% | N | 1 mph | 3 mph | 51% | 2% | — | 8 mi | ||||
| Mon 4 AM | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 2% | N | 2 mph | 5 mph | 49% | 1% | — | 7 mi | ||||
| Mon 5 AM | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 2% | N | 2 mph | 3 mph | 47% | 1% | — | 7 mi | ||||
| Mon 6 AM | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 1% | N | 1 mph | 3 mph | 45% | 1% | — | 7 mi | ||||
| Mon 7 AM | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 1% | N | 2 mph | 3 mph | 44% | — | 8 mi | |||||
| Mon 8 AM | 53° | 53° | 53° | 100% | 1% | NNE | 2 mph | 5 mph | 41% | — | 9 mi | |||||
| Mon 9 AM | 58° | 58° | 55° | 90% | 1% | NE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 40% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 10 AM | 63° | 63° | 56° | 78% | 1% | ENE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 38% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 11 AM | 66° | 66° | 56° | 70% | 1% | E | 5 mph | 6 mph | 39% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 12 PM | 68° | 68° | 56° | 65% | 1% | E | 5 mph | 6 mph | 39% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 1 PM | 71° | 71° | 55° | 57% | 1% | ESE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 29% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 2 PM | 72° | 72° | 55° | 55% | 1% | ESE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 28% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 3 PM | 72° | 72° | 55° | 55% | 1% | ESE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 28% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 4 PM | 72° | 72° | 55° | 55% | 1% | ESE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 27% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 5 PM | 71° | 71° | 55° | 57% | 1% | ESE | 2 mph | 6 mph | 22% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 6 PM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 68% | 0% | ESE | 2 mph | 6 mph | 17% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 7 PM | 65° | 65° | 56° | 73% | 0% | ESE | 2 mph | 7 mph | 14% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 8 PM | 60° | 60° | 55° | 84% | 0% | SE | 1 mph | 6 mph | 14% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 9 PM | 58° | 58° | 54° | 87% | 0% | SE | 1 mph | 6 mph | 12% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 10 PM | 56° | 56° | 53° | 90% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 6 mph | 11% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Mon 11 PM | 56° | 56° | 53° | 90% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 6 mph | 12% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Tue 12 AM | 55° | 55° | 52° | 90% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 7 mph | 15% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Tue 1 AM | 55° | 55° | 52° | 90% | 0% | SSE | 2 mph | 7 mph | 22% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Tue 2 AM | 54° | 54° | 52° | 93% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 7 mph | 19% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Tue 3 AM | 52° | 52° | 52° | 100% | 0% | S | 2 mph | 7 mph | 30% | — | 9 mi | |||||
| Tue 4 AM | 52° | 52° | 52° | 100% | 0% | S | 2 mph | 7 mph | 47% | — | 9 mi | |||||
| Tue 5 AM | 52° | 52° | 51° | 96% | 0% | S | 2 mph | 7 mph | 41% | — | 9 mi | |||||
| Tue 6 AM | 51° | 51° | 51° | 100% | 0% | S | 2 mph | 8 mph | 33% | — | 9 mi | |||||
| Tue 7 AM | 52° | 52° | 51° | 96% | 0% | S | 2 mph | 8 mph | 27% | — | — | |||||
| Tue 8 AM | 54° | 54° | 53° | 96% | 0% | S | 3 mph | 10 mph | 21% | — | — | |||||
| Tue 9 AM | 58° | 58° | 54° | 87% | 0% | S | 5 mph | 12 mph | 27% | — | — | |||||
| Tue 10 AM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 78% | 0% | S | 6 mph | 12 mph | 37% | — | — | |||||
| Tue 11 AM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 70% | 0% | S | 7 mph | 14 mph | 45% | — | — | |||||
| Tue 12 PM | 68° | 68° | 55° | 63% | 0% | S | 8 mph | 15 mph | 51% | — | — | |||||
| Tue 1 PM | 69° | 69° | 55° | 61% | 3% | S | 9 mph | 17 mph | 56% | — | — | |||||
| Tue 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 55° | 57% | 3% | S | 9 mph | 18 mph | 57% | — | — | |||||
| Tue 3 PM | 71° | 71° | 55° | 57% | 3% | S | 9 mph | 17 mph | 58% | — | — | |||||
| Tue 4 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 59% | 3% | S | 8 mph | 17 mph | 59% | 1% | — | — | ||||
| Tue 5 PM | 69° | 69° | 56° | 63% | 3% | S | 7 mph | 16 mph | 65% | 1% | — | — | ||||
| Tue 6 PM | 67° | 67° | 56° | 68% | 3% | S | 7 mph | 16 mph | 71% | 1% | — | — | ||||
| Tue 7 PM | Chance of light rain showers | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 51% | 0.01 in | S | 6 mph | 15 mph | 77% | 8% | — | — | ||
| Tue 8 PM | Chance of light rain showers | 64° | 64° | 57° | 78% | 51% | 0.01 in | S | 6 mph | 15 mph | 80% | 8% | — | — | ||
| Tue 9 PM | Chance of light rain showers | 63° | 63° | 57° | 81% | 51% | 0.01 in | S | 5 mph | 15 mph | 82% | 8% | — | — |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Sep 27, 9:52 PM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 2767°51°Mostly Cloudywind 2 mph
- MonSep 2872°51°Mostly Sunnywind 5 mph
- TueSep 2971°58°Mostly Sunnywind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
- WedSep 3068°59°Rain Showers Likelywind 8 mph · gusts 17 mph
- ThuOct 166°46°Rain Showers Likelywind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
- FriOct 263°41°Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunnywind 7 mph · gusts 15 mph
- SatOct 362°44°Sunnywind 7 mph · gusts 15 mph
- SunOct 461°41°Partly Sunnywind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
- MonOct 558°42°National Blendwind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
- TueOct 661°46°National Blendwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
- WedOct 762°45°National Blendwind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
- ThuOct 8~60°46°Model mean
- FriOct 9~51°38°Model mean
- SatOct 10~55°40°Model mean
- SunOct 11~53°39°Model mean
- MonOct 12~60°48°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like54°
- WindCalm
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity93%
- Dew point52°
- Pressure—
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility9 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · set
- Moonrise6:57 PMMoonset 7:58 AM
- Moon phaseWaning gibbous99% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 27, 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 27—53°NWS grid 67° / 51°wind 0 mph
- MonSep 2873°51°NWS grid 72° / 51°wind 2 mph
- TueSep 2971°58°NWS grid 71° / 58°wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
- WedSep 3068°59°NWS grid 68° / 59°wind 8 mph · gusts 17 mph
- ThuOct 166°46°NWS grid 66° / 46°wind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
- FriOct 262°42°NWS grid 63° / 41°wind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- SatOct 362°44°NWS grid 62° / 44°wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SunOct 461°43°NWS grid 61° / 41°wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
- MonOct 558°42°Beyond the NWS gridwind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
- TueOct 661°46°Beyond the NWS gridwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
- WedOct 762°45°Beyond the NWS gridwind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
- ThuOct 861°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Sep 27, 7:00 PM CDT · GFS Sep 27, 1:00 PM CDT · GEFS Sep 27, 1:00 PM CDT · ECMWF Sep 27, 7:00 AM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 27, 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 27 | 67° 51° | ~61° 57° | ~60° 56° | ~60° 55°0.03 in | 69° 43° | ~67° 44° |
| Mon Sep 28 | 72° 51° | 71° 54° | 73° 54° | 73° 53° | 74° 54° | ~72° 51° |
| Tue Sep 29 | 71° 58°0.03 in | 70° 50° | 70° 53°0.01 in | 71° 53°0.06 in | 68° 51°0.27 in | ~70° 51°0.20 in |
| Wed Sep 30 | 68° 59°0.66 in | — | 65° 58°0.82 in | 64° 61°0.85 in | 64° 60°1.21 in | ~66° 61°1.81 in |
| Thu Oct 1 | 66° 46°0.22 in | — | 66° 54°0.41 in | 65° 56°0.47 in | 66° 55° | ~68° 64°0.57 in |
| Fri Oct 2 | 63° 41° | — | 60° 45° | 62° 49°0.05 in | 64° 44° | ~65° 47° |
| Sat Oct 3 | 62° 44° | — | 61° 41° | 62° 46°0.14 in | ~65° 43° | ~66° 44° |
| Sun Oct 4 | 61° 41° | — | 64° 44° | 62° 49°0.06 in | ~59° 49°0.02 in | ~65° 51°0.04 in |
| Mon Oct 5 | — | — | 70° 49° | 59° 46°0.02 in | ~66° 52° | ~60° 43° |
| Tue Oct 6 | — | — | 74° 43°0.42 in | 60° 44°0.06 in | ~65° 50° | ~68° 45° |
| Wed Oct 7 | — | — | 42° 40° | ~59° 47°0.04 in | ~69° 54°0.60 in | ~77° 60°0.03 in |
| Thu Oct 8 | — | — | ~47° 30° | — | ~59° 46°0.81 in | ~73° 61°0.14 in |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | — | ~48° 34° | — | ~42° 39°0.02 in | ~64° 42° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | ~50° 34° | — | ~51° 33° | ~63° 53° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | ~56° 39° | — | ~56° 42°0.04 in | ~47° 35° |
| Mon Oct 12 | — | — | ~60° 48°0.20 in | — | ~45° 40° | ~33° 33° |
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 Wautoma (Y50) · 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 Mon Oct 12, 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 low
| Week of | Normal | Warmest on record | Coldest on record | Temperature lean | Precipitation lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | 66° / 42° | 91° (1976) | 16° (1974) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 4 | 64° / 43° | 90° (1963) | 12° (1964) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 11 | 57° / 37° | 86° (1947) | 15° (1906) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 18 | 55° / 36° | 87° (1947) | 9° (1952) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 25 | 51° / 33° | 83° (1927) | -0° (1925) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Nov 1 | 49° / 31° | 78° (1933) | -8° (1951) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Nov 8 | 44° / 27° | 73° (1999) | -8° (1916) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Nov 15 | 43° / 28° | 72° (1953) | -12° (1933) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Nov 22 | 39° / 24° | 64° (1998) | -19° (1950) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Nov 29 | 35° / 19° | 62° (1998) | -26° (1940) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Dec 6 | 31° / 18° | 60° (1946) | -26° (1972) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Dec 13 | 28° / 13° | 62° (2021) | -32° (1983) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Dec 20 | 29° / 13° | 55° (1936) | -30° (1968) | no outlook | no outlook |
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.
The sun is down, so each rating says which span it is for: tomorrow’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtomorrowLowmild
- FlutomorrowLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstomorrowLowmild
- SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtomorrowVery goodfine conditions
- HikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- BikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- GolftomorrowIdealfine conditions
- FishingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- Beach and pooltomorrowVery goodcool
- CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
- StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- GardeningtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- Outdoor entertainingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
- Drying laundry outsidetomorrowVery goodhumid
- Painting and outdoor projectstomorrowIdealfine conditions
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestomorrowHighwarm
- TickstomorrowHighwarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
- Outdoor peststomorrowModeratewarm
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Poor | 8:23 PM to 5:16 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 98% | 8 h | 2 mph | |
| Monday | Fair | 8:21 PM to 5:17 AM | 6 of 9 | None | 93% | Poor | 7 h | 2 mph |
| Tuesday | Poor | 8:19 PM to 5:19 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 87% | 2 h | 6 mph | |
| Wednesday | Poor | 8:17 PM to 5:20 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 79% | 9 h | 5 mph | |
| Thursday | Poor | 8:15 PM to 5:21 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 70% | 6 mph | ||
| Friday | Fair | 8:13 PM to 5:22 AM | 9 of 9 | 2 h from 8:00 PM | 60% | Fair | 1 mph | |
| Saturday | Poor | 8:11 PM to 5:24 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 49% | 2 h | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 6:23 AM to 6:34 AM | 6:34 AM to 7:30 AM | 6:08 PM to 7:04 PM | 7:04 PM to 7:15 PM |
| Mon | 6:24 AM to 6:35 AM | 6:35 AM to 7:31 AM | 6:06 PM to 7:02 PM | 7:02 PM to 7:13 PM |
| Tue | 6:25 AM to 6:36 AM | 6:36 AM to 7:32 AM | 6:04 PM to 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM to 7:11 PM |
| Wed | 6:26 AM to 6:37 AM | 6:37 AM to 7:33 AM | 6:02 PM to 6:58 PM | 6:58 PM to 7:09 PM |
| Thu | 6:27 AM to 6:38 AM | 6:38 AM to 7:34 AM | 6:01 PM to 6:56 PM | 6:56 PM to 7:08 PM |
| Fri | 6:28 AM to 6:40 AM | 6:40 AM to 7:36 AM | 5:59 PM to 6:55 PM | 6:55 PM to 7:06 PM |
| Sat | 6:30 AM to 6:41 AM | 6:41 AM to 7:37 AM | 5:57 PM to 6:53 PM | 6:53 PM to 7:04 PM |
- SR Sunrise 6:51 AM, 92° E
- SS Sunset 6:46 PM, 268° W
- MR Moonrise 6:57 PM, 73° ENE
- MS Moonset 7:58 AM, 283° WNW
- Waning gibbous, 99% 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: fly with caution (night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Mon 7 AM to 6 PM, 11 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:21 AM to sunrise 6:51 AM, and sunset 6:46 PM to 7:16 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 10 PM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2% | 9 mi | 54° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 11 PM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2% | 8 mi | 52° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 12 AM | Caution | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2% | 6 mi | 52° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 1 AM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2% | 9 mi | 400 ft | 52° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Mon 2 AM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2% | 8 mi | 51° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 3 AM | Caution | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2% | 8 mi | 51° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 4 AM | Caution | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2% | 7 mi | 51° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 5 AM | Caution | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2% | 7 mi | 51° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 6 AM | Caution | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1% | 7 mi | 51° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 7 AM | Good | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1% | 8 mi | 51° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 8 AM | Good | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1% | 9 mi | 53° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 9 AM | Good | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1% | 10 mi | 58° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 10 AM | Good | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1% | 10 mi | 63° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 11 AM | Good | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1% | 10 mi | 66° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 12 PM | Good | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1% | 10 mi | 68° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 1 PM | Good | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1% | 10 mi | 71° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 2 PM | Good | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1% | 10 mi | 72° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 3 PM | Good | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1% | 10 mi | 72° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 4 PM | Good | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1% | 10 mi | 72° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 5 PM | Good | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1% | 10 mi | 71° | nothing against it | ||
| Mon 6 PM | Caution | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0% | 10 mi | 67° | civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 7 PM | Caution | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0% | 10 mi | 65° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 8 PM | Caution | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0% | 10 mi | 60° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Mon 9 PM | Caution | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0% | 10 mi | 58° | 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
- Mon 10 AM to 5 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
- Tue 10 AM to 1 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
- Thu 8 PM to Fri 7 PM 23 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sat 10 AM to 9 PM 11 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sun 10 AM to 1 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
| Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wed | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Dry | 1% | 0.00 in | 55% | 5 mph | 1 d | |
| Tuesday | Showers possible | 51% | 0.03 in | 57% | 9 mph | ||
| Wednesday | Wet | 70% | 0.66 in | 81% | 8 mph | ||
| Thursday | Showers possible | 51% | 0.22 in | 60% | 9 mph | ||
| Friday | Dry | 4% | 0.00 in | 44% | 7 mph | 3 d | Good |
| Saturday | Dry | 7% | 0.00 in | 52% | 7 mph | 2 d | |
| Sunday | Dry | 13% | 0.00 in | 58% | 8 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 Sunday, rated best.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Best | 12:10 AM to 2:10 AM12:33 PM to 2:33 PM | 7:28 AM to 8:28 AM6:27 PM to 7:27 PM | 99% | 6:51 AM, 6:46 PM |
| Mon | Good | 12:58 AM to 2:58 AM1:23 PM to 3:23 PM | 8:44 AM to 9:44 AM6:52 PM to 7:52 PM | 95% | 6:53 AM, 6:44 PM |
| Tue | Good | 1:50 AM to 3:50 AM2:17 PM to 4:17 PM | 10:03 AM to 11:03 AM7:23 PM to 8:23 PM | 90% | 6:54 AM, 6:43 PM |
| Wed | Poor | 2:46 AM to 4:46 AM3:16 PM to 5:16 PM | 11:22 AM to 12:22 PM8:04 PM to 9:04 PM | 82% | 6:55 AM, 6:41 PM |
| Thu | Fair | 3:46 AM to 5:46 AM4:17 PM to 6:17 PM | 12:37 PM to 1:37 PM8:56 PM to 9:56 PM | 73% | 6:56 AM, 6:39 PM |
| Fri | Fair | 4:49 AM to 6:49 AM5:20 PM to 7:20 PM | 1:42 PM to 2:42 PM10:00 PM to 11:00 PM | 64% | 6:57 AM, 6:37 PM |
| Sat | Fair | 5:51 AM to 7:51 AM6:22 PM to 8:22 PM | 2:35 PM to 3:35 PM11:14 PM to 12:14 AM | 53% | 6:58 AM, 6:35 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 issuedTonight51° · 2% · N 2 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 2 mph.
Monday72° · 1% · ENE 1–5 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Monday Night51° · SE 2 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Tuesday71° · 3% · S 2–9 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night58° · 69% · S 7 mph
Rain showers likely after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday68° · 70% · S 5–8 mph
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night59° · 68% · SSW 2–6 mph
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday66° · 68% · W 6–9 mph
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night46° · 27% · NW 3–7 mph
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday63° · 15% · NW 7 mph
A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night41° · 6% · NNW 3 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Saturday62° · 7% · ESE 1–7 mph
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night44° · 11% · SSE 5 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Sunday61° · 13% · SSW 3–8 mph
Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Green Bay, WI · issued Sep 27, 6:52 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
Patchy dense ground fog will develop late tonight into Monday morning across central and north- central Wisconsin, locally reducing visibilities below 1/2 mile before clearing by 10 AM.
Rain shower and thunderstorm probabilities increase to 60 to 80 percent Tuesday night into Wednesday as a slow-moving upper- level trough and surface cold front traverse Wisconsin.
Cooler conditions filter in behind the cold front Thursday through Saturday, with high temperatures falling into the low-60s and overnight lows dropping into the mid-30s across north- central Wisconsin.
Discussion
131 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
The current surface pattern features a sharp high pressure system centered over northern Quebec and extending down the length of Lake Michigan, keeping dry air with precipitable water values 40 to 60 percent of normal over eastern Wisconsin. Meanwhile, a deeper moisture plume and scattered light showers over western Wisconsin are slowly shifting eastward against the Great Lakes ridge axis. While these showers will likely dissipate this afternoon as they run into the very dry airmass, cloud cover will likely keep temperatures cooler than yesterday. Focus of this forecast remains on cloud cover and dense fog potential tonight.
Patchy Dense Fog Tonight And Monday Morning: Cloud cover will remain fairly widespread through the evening. But after 3-5 AM, radiational cooling beneath light winds and thinning cloud cover will favor nocturnal ground fog development into Monday morning across central and north-central Wisconsin. Surface dewpoints gradually rising into the upper 40s to near 50 degrees this afternoon will promote boundary layer moisture saturation between 3-10 AM Monday. NBM statistics and API hourly guidance indicate a 40 to 60 percent probability of localized dense fog reducing visibilities below 1 mile near Rhinelander, Wausau, and Merrill. High confidence exists in rapid fog dissipation by 15Z Monday as morning solar heating drives boundary layer mixing.
Prolonged Dry And Mild Early Week Pattern: Deep-layer atmospheric subsidence associated with the persistent surface high pressure ridge will lock in dry and tranquil weather across the forecast area through Tuesday afternoon. Inland high temperatures will warm into the mid-70s on Monday, while light onshore lake breezes keep Lake Michigan shoreline communities slightly cooler in the upper 60s. NBM ensemble guidance exhibits high confidence with tight 10th to 90th percentile temperature spreads of only 2 to 3 degrees F for daily highs through Monday.
Midweek Frontal System And Widespread Rainfall: Deterministic and ensemble guidance consensus tracks a slow-moving northern stream trough and advancing surface cold front into the Upper Mississippi Valley Tuesday night into Wednesday. Strong low-level moisture transport will elevate rain probabilities to 60 to 80 percent Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon. NBM probabilistic guidance indicates a 50 to 80 percent probability of 48-hour QPF exceeding 0.50 inches across the region, with NBM 50th percentile liquid accumulation ranging between 0.50 and 1.25 inches. Surface- based CAPE values under 300 J/kg and poor shear- moisture overlap will keep thunderstorm activity isolated and mitigate severe weather potential.
Late Week Cooling Trend And Frost Potential: Post-frontal cold air advection will usher in a cooler and drier airmass Thursday through Saturday, dropping daytime highs into the low to mid-60s area-wide. As high pressure builds southward from Canada, light winds and clearing skies will promote efficient radiational cooling on Friday night. NBM temperature percentiles show overnight minimum temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 30s across Vilas, Oneida, and Forest counties Friday night. This setup yields a 15 to 30 percent probability of frost in sheltered low- lying spots across the Northwoods before high pressure begins shifting east over the weekend.
Aviation
651 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
for 00Z TAF Issuance
Mid to high clouds prevailed across much of the region with some low clouds in central and north-central WI with MVFR cigs. Anticipate all clouds to become SCT by late this evening, but an abundant amount of low-level moisture will stick around in central and north-central WI. This will set the stage for locally dense fog and IFR/LIFR vsbys between 08-15z Mon. Confidence remains highest for the fog at RHI, and lower at AUW and CWA. Patchy fog may be possible in some spots in east-central WI, but confidence is not high enough to include in the east-central WI TAF sites. Any fog will burn off around 14-15z Mon, with SCT mid-level clouds sticking around for much of Monday. Winds will be light and variable throughout this TAF period.
GRB Watches / Warnings / Advisories
None.
Hazardous weather outlook Sep 27, 12:32 PM CDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS43 KGRB 271732 HWOGRB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Green Bay WI 1232 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026 WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-281745- Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-Lincoln- Langlade-Menominee-Northern Oconto County-Door-Marathon-Shawano- Wood-Portage-Waupaca-Outagamie-Brown-Kewaunee-Waushara-Winnebago- Calumet-Manitowoc-Southern Marinette County- Southern Oconto County- 1232 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Patchy dense fog will be possible again late tonight over north- central and portions of central Wisconsin. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Patchy dense fog will be possible into early Monday morning over north-central and portions of central Wisconsin. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed this afternoon or tonight. $$ LMZ521-522-541>543-281745- The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan- 1232 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Lake Michigan and the waters of Green Bay. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Conditions hazardous to small craft will be possible on Wednesday. $$ MPC
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.
Reading the outlooks…
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Hancock Exp FarmThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around May 10 and the first fall freeze around October 3: a growing season of about 146 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by September 20; one spring in ten still has one after May 24.
Everything else on the grid
NWS forecast grid · 27 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 | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 62° | 69° | 67° | 66° | 62° | 58° | 58° | 58° |
| Heat index max | 72° | 71° | ||||||
| Wind chill min | 44° | 41° | 44° | |||||
| Chance of thunder max | 3% | 2% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 1% | 3% | 5% |
| Cloud ceiling min | 4,400 ft | 6,600 ft | ||||||
| Visibility min | 8 mi | 6 mi | 9 mi | |||||
| Mixing height max | 2,200 ft | 3,800 ft | 2,800 ft | 1,500 ft | 3,400 ft | 4,900 ft | 3,600 ft | 3,100 ft |
| Transport wind max | 5 mph | 7 mph | 13 mph | 12 mph | 16 mph | 13 mph | 10 mph | 14 mph |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Wautoma (Y50) · 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Sep 27 | 67° / 51° | 66° / 46° | 88° (1988) | 23° (1991) |
| Mon Sep 28 | 72° / 51° | 65° / 43° | 86° (1952) | 21° (1942) |
| Tue Sep 29 | 71° / 58° | 65° / 44° | 86° (1922) | 21° (1949) |
| Wed Sep 30 | 68° / 59° | 66° / 42° | 82° (1971) | 24° (1947) |
| Thu Oct 1 | 66° / 46° | 65° / 43° | 91° (1976) | 23° (1974) |
| Fri Oct 2 | 63° / 41° | 64° / 42° | 90° (1976) | 16° (1974) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 62° / 44° | 65° / 43° | 84° (1922) | 19° (1987) |
| Sun Oct 4 | 61° / 41° | 62° / 41° | 85° (1922) | 23° (1989) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 6:23 AM | 6:51 AM | 6:46 PM | 7:15 PM | 11 h 55 min | Waning gibbous · 99% lit |
| Mon | 6:24 AM | 6:53 AM | 6:44 PM | 7:13 PM | 11 h 51 min | Waning gibbous · 95% lit |
| Tue | 6:25 AM | 6:54 AM | 6:43 PM | 7:11 PM | 11 h 49 min | Waning gibbous · 90% lit |
| Wed | 6:26 AM | 6:55 AM | 6:41 PM | 7:09 PM | 11 h 46 min | Waning gibbous · 82% lit |
| Thu | 6:27 AM | 6:56 AM | 6:39 PM | 7:08 PM | 11 h 43 min | Waning gibbous · 73% lit |
| Fri | 6:28 AM | 6:57 AM | 6:37 PM | 7:06 PM | 11 h 40 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 6:30 AM | 6:58 AM | 6:35 PM | 7:04 PM | 11 h 37 min | Last quarter · 53% lit |
| Sun | 6:31 AM | 7:00 AM | 6:33 PM | 7:02 PM | 11 h 33 min | Last quarter · 43% 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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