Current weather · Oct 2, 6:27 AM CDT

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SunnyFeels like 39° · Humidity 82%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Green Bay, WI · grid 49,26
High
63°
Low
38°
Rain today
0%
Sunrise
6:55 AM
Sunset
6:34 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Fri 6 AM42°39°37°82%0%NW5 mph13 mph17%—10 mi
Fri 7 AM41°37°37°86%0%NW6 mph14 mph8%—10 mi
Fri 8 AM42°38°39°89%0%NW7 mph15 mph8%—10 mi
Fri 9 AM48°45°41°77%0%NNW7 mph15 mph5%—10 mi
Fri 10 AM52°52°41°66%0%NNW8 mph16 mph17%—10 mi
Fri 11 AM55°55°42°61%0%NNW8 mph15 mph7%—10 mi
Fri 12 PM59°59°41°51%0%NW8 mph15 mph1%—10 mi
Fri 1 PM61°61°41°48%0%NW8 mph15 mph10%—10 mi
Fri 2 PM61°61°40°46%0%NW7 mph14 mph1%—10 mi
Fri 3 PM63°63°40°43%0%NW7 mph14 mph1%—10 mi
Fri 4 PM62°62°40°44%0%NW6 mph13 mph1%—10 mi
Fri 5 PM61°61°40°46%0%WNW5 mph10 mph0%—10 mi
Fri 6 PM59°59°42°53%0%W2 mph8 mph1%—10 mi
Fri 7 PM54°54°42°64%0%W2 mph7 mph3%—10 mi
Fri 8 PM50°50°41°71%0%W1 mph6 mph1%—10 mi
Fri 9 PM48°48°40°74%0%WNW1 mph5 mph2%—10 mi
Fri 10 PM46°46°39°76%0%NW1 mph5 mph3%—10 mi
Fri 11 PM45°45°38°76%0%NNW1 mph5 mph3%—10 mi
Sat 12 AM43°43°37°79%0%N0 mph5 mph2%—10 mi
Sat 1 AM42°42°37°82%0%N1 mph5 mph3%——
Sat 2 AM41°41°37°86%0%NNE0 mph5 mph12%——
Sat 3 AM40°40°37°89%0%N0 mph3 mph16%——
Sat 4 AM39°39°37°92%0%N0 mph3 mph4%——
Sat 5 AM39°39°37°92%0%N0 mph3 mph6%——
Sat 6 AM38°38°37°96%0%N0 mph3 mph21%——
Sat 7 AMPatchy fog38°38°37°96%0%N0 mph3 mph29%——
Sat 8 AMPatchy fog40°40°40°100%0%SSE1 mph6 mph24%——
Sat 9 AM45°45°44°96%0%S2 mph7 mph28%——
Sat 10 AM53°53°47°80%0%S3 mph9 mph28%——
Sat 11 AM57°57°48°72%0%S7 mph14 mph35%——
Sat 12 PM60°60°46°60%0%S8 mph16 mph39%——
Sat 1 PM62°62°47°58%0%S9 mph17 mph23%——
Sat 2 PM63°63°46°54%0%S9 mph17 mph27%——
Sat 3 PM64°64°47°54%0%S9 mph17 mph17%——
Sat 4 PM64°64°47°54%0%S9 mph16 mph28%——
Sat 5 PM63°63°48°58%0%S8 mph16 mph34%——
Sat 6 PM62°62°49°62%13%S7 mph15 mph43%1%——
Sat 7 PMChance of light rain showers59°59°50°72%26%S6 mph14 mph59%2%——
Sat 8 PMChance of light rain showers56°56°50°80%26%S6 mph15 mph74%2%——
Sat 9 PMChance of light rain showers54°54°50°86%26%S6 mph15 mph64%2%——
Sat 10 PMChance of light rain showers53°53°50°89%26%S6 mph15 mph54%5%——
Sat 11 PMChance of light rain showers52°52°50°93%26%SSW6 mph15 mph55%5%——
Sun 12 AMChance of light rain showers51°51°49°93%26%SSW6 mph16 mph56%5%——
Sun 1 AMSlight chance of light rain showers51°51°49°93%19%SSW6 mph16 mph57%6%——
Sun 2 AMSlight chance of light rain showers50°48°49°96%19%SW6 mph16 mph47%6%——
Sun 3 AMSlight chance of light rain showers50°47°48°93%19%SW7 mph15 mph36%6%——
Sun 4 AMSlight chance of light rain showers50°47°48°93%19%SW7 mph15 mph26%4%——
Sun 5 AMSlight chance of light rain showers49°47°48°96%19%WSW6 mph15 mph21%4%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Oct 2, 3:56 AM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodayOct 263°38°Sunny0%wind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  2. SatOct 364°48°Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny26%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  3. SunOct 465°37°Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny26%wind 13 mph · gusts 21 mph
  4. MonOct 562°38°Areas Of Frost then Sunny0%wind 3 mph · gusts 9 mph
  5. TueOct 666°48°Sunny0%wind 12 mph · gusts 21 mph
  6. WedOct 771°46°Mostly Sunny9%wind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
  7. ThuOct 870°45°Mostly Sunny6%wind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
  8. FriOct 968°48°8%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  9. SatOct 1070°51°National Blend12%wind 13 mph · gusts 22 mph
  10. SunOct 1167°45°National Blend20%0.07 inwind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
  11. MonOct 12~67°52°Model mean0.24 in
  12. TueOct 13~58°49°Model mean0.46 in
  13. WedOct 14~57°45°Model mean0.08 in
  14. ThuOct 15~62°48°Model mean0.20 in
  15. FriOct 16~64°55°Model mean0.07 in
  16. SatOct 17~60°42°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like39°
  • WindNW 5 mphgusts 13 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity82%
  • Dew point37°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
  • Moonrise10:25 PMMoonset 2:11 PM
  • Moon phaseWaning gibbous64% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Oct 2, 1:00 AM CDT

NOAA’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.

  1. TodayOct 263°38°NWS grid 63° / 38°rain 0%wind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  2. SatOct 364°48°NWS grid 64° / 48°rain 28%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  3. SunOct 465°37°NWS grid 65° / 37°rain 8%wind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
  4. MonOct 562°39°NWS grid 62° / 38°rain 0%wind 3 mph · gusts 9 mph
  5. TueOct 666°49°NWS grid 66° / 48°rain 3%wind 12 mph · gusts 21 mph
  6. WedOct 771°46°NWS grid 71° / 46°rain 9%wind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
  7. ThuOct 869°45°NWS grid 70° / 45°rain 6%wind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
  8. FriOct 968°48°NWS grid 68° / 48°rain 8%thunder 10%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  9. SatOct 1070°51°Beyond the NWS gridrain 12%wind 13 mph · gusts 22 mph
  10. SunOct 1167°45°Beyond the NWS gridrain 20%0.07 inwind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
  11. MonOct 1262°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 21%0.08 inwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
32°55°77°SatSunMonTueWedThuFri

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Oct 2, 1:00 AM CDT · GFS Oct 1, 7:00 PM CDT · GEFS Oct 1, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF Oct 1, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF AI Oct 1, 7:00 PM CDT

Each 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.

32°55°77°SatSunMonTueWedThuFri

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Oct 263° 38°58° 44°62° 44°61° 43°60° 45°~60° 43°
Sat Oct 364° 48°60° 39°64° 42°63° 41°0.01 in~62° 42°0.04 in~62° 39°0.10 in
Sun Oct 465° 37°~53° 51°63° 46°64° 47°62° 49°0.07 in~64° 51°
Mon Oct 562° 38°—59° 39°58° 39°61° 42°~59° 38°
Tue Oct 666° 48°—64° 40°60° 39°0.01 in~68° 47°~68° 45°
Wed Oct 771° 46°—73° 52°67° 51°0.02 in70° 53°~73° 53°
Thu Oct 870° 45°—71° 49°67° 49°~68° 50°~67° 46°0.03 in
Fri Oct 968° 48°—65° 45°66° 46°0.01 in~67° 58°0.17 in~62° 46°
Sat Oct 10——74° 44°0.01 in68° 51°0.07 in~62° 51°~77° 47°0.01 in
Sun Oct 11——74° 58°0.37 in62° 51°0.03 in~76° 68°~78° 68°0.06 in
Mon Oct 12——~70° 52°—~78° 58°0.01 in~53° 45°0.72 in
Tue Oct 13——~61° 47°—~66° 56°0.93 in~46° 43°0.44 in
Wed Oct 14——~65° 44°0.06 in—~56° 49°0.19 in~50° 42°
Thu Oct 15——~76° 49°—~54° 46°0.02 in~56° 49°0.59 in
Fri Oct 16——~66° 57°0.13 in—~44° 42°~62° 52°
Sat Oct 17——~60° 42°———

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Waupaca (PCZ) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No 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 Sat Oct 17, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature lean33%40%40%warmer 33%40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec-20°0°20°40°60°80°TodayNov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normal

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Oct 261° / 40°90° (1963)21° (2001)33% chance above normal · Oct 202633% chance below normal · Oct 2026
Oct 964° / 39°87° (1928)13° (1906)40% chance above normal · days 8 to 1433% chance below normal · days 8 to 14
Oct 1656° / 34°86° (1950)16° (1896)33% chance above normal · Oct 202633% chance below normal · Oct 2026
Oct 2354° / 36°83° (1899)11° (1905)33% chance above normal · Oct 202633% chance below normal · Oct 2026
Oct 3048° / 31°82° (2024)1° (1951)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 647° / 29°75° (1999)-6° (1951)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 1344° / 26°72° (1953)-5° (1916)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2040° / 24°68° (1896)-9° (1950)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2737° / 23°66° (1998)-18° (1919)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 430° / 13°64° (1998)-18° (1972)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1132° / 20°60° (2021)-24° (1901)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1830° / 16°52° (2020)-22° (1922)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 2529° / 13°57° (1984)-28° (1914)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal 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 pollen

None 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

  • RunningtodayIdealfine conditions
  • HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GolftodayIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltodayGoodcool
  • 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 outsidetodayIdealfine conditions
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayVery goodcold
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestodayModeratewarm
  • TickstodayHighwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststodayLowcool

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight: 2 dark, clear hours without a bright moon, from 8:00 PM. Rated fair.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
FridayFair8:11 PM to 5:19 AM9 of 92 h from 8:00 PM60%Fair2 h1 mph
SaturdayPoor8:09 PM to 5:21 AM0 of 9None50%7 h7 mph
SundayGood8:07 PM to 5:22 AM9 of 95 h from 8:00 PM39%Fair3 mph
MondayGood8:05 PM to 5:23 AM9 of 96 h from 8:00 PM29%Fair2 mph
TuesdayPoor8:03 PM to 5:24 AM0 of 9None20%8 mph
WednesdayGood8:02 PM to 5:26 AM5 of 95 h from 8:00 PM12%Fair5 mph
ThursdayPoor8:00 PM to 5:27 AM0 of 9None6%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
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Fri6:26 AM to 6:37 AM6:37 AM to 7:34 AM5:56 PM to 6:52 PM6:52 PM to 7:03 PM
Sat6:27 AM to 6:38 AM6:38 AM to 7:35 AM5:54 PM to 6:50 PM6:50 PM to 7:01 PM
Sun6:28 AM to 6:39 AM6:39 AM to 7:36 AM5:52 PM to 6:48 PM6:48 PM to 7:00 PM
Mon6:29 AM to 6:41 AM6:41 AM to 7:37 AM5:50 PM to 6:47 PM6:47 PM to 6:58 PM
Tue6:31 AM to 6:42 AM6:42 AM to 7:39 AM5:48 PM to 6:45 PM6:45 PM to 6:56 PM
Wed6:32 AM to 6:43 AM6:43 AM to 7:40 AM5:46 PM to 6:43 PM6:43 PM to 6:54 PM
Thu6:33 AM to 6:44 AM6:44 AM to 7:41 AM5:44 PM to 6:41 PM6:41 PM to 6:52 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 6:55 AM, 94° E
  • SS Sunset 6:34 PM, 265° W
  • MR Moonrise 10:25 PM, 50° NE
  • MS Moonset 2:11 PM, 311° NW
  • Waning gibbous, 64% 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 107

This hour: no-fly (gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Fri 7 AM to 10 AM, 3 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:25 AM to sunrise 6:55 AM, and sunset 6:34 PM to 7:04 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Fri6 AM12 PM6 PM
Sat12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Fri 6 AMNo-fly518260%10 mi42°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Fri 7 AMGood67150%10 mi41°nothing against it
Fri 8 AMGood79170%10 mi42°nothing against it
Fri 9 AMGood79170%10 mi48°nothing against it
Fri 10 AMCaution810180%10 mi52°gusts near or over your limit
Fri 11 AMGood810170%10 mi55°nothing against it
Fri 12 PMGood810170%10 mi59°nothing against it
Fri 1 PMGood810170%10 mi61°nothing against it
Fri 2 PMGood78150%10 mi61°nothing against it
Fri 3 PMGood79160%10 mi63°nothing against it
Fri 4 PMGood67140%10 mi62°nothing against it
Fri 5 PMGood56120%10 mi61°nothing against it
Fri 6 PMCaution29150%10 mi59°civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Fri 7 PMCaution29140%10 mi54°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Fri 8 PMCaution1590%10 mi50°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Fri 9 PMCaution1580%10 mi48°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Fri 10 PMCaution1580%10 mi46°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Fri 11 PMCaution1580%10 mi45°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 12 AMCaution0050%10 mi43°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 1 AMCaution1580%42°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 2 AMCaution0050%41°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 3 AMCaution0030%40°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 4 AMCaution0030%39°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 5 AMCaution0030%39°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 forecast

Hours 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

  • Fri 11 AM to 6 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sat 10 AM to 12 PM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sat 6 PM to 9 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 6 PM to 9 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 5 PM to Thu 12 AM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 9 AM to 12 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 6 PM to Fri 6 AM 12 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Fri 7 AM to 11 AM 4 hours, every hour within the rules
Fri6 AM12 PM6 PM
Sat12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
FridayDry0%0.00 in43%8 mph8 dGood
SaturdayDry26%0.00 in54%9 mph7 d
SundayDry0%0.00 in45%13 mph6 dGood
MondayDry0%0.00 in38%2 mph5 d
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in45%12 mph4 dGood
WednesdayDry9%0.00 in47%9 mph3 dGood
ThursdayDry6%0.00 in42%9 mph2 dGood
FridayDry8%0.00 in44%9 mph1 dGood

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 position

The best-rated day this week is Wednesday, rated good.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Fri Fair4:46 AM to 6:46 AM5:18 PM to 7:18 PM1:41 PM to 2:41 PM9:55 PM to 10:55 PM 64%6:55 AM, 6:34 PM
Sat Fair5:49 AM to 7:49 AM6:19 PM to 8:19 PM2:34 PM to 3:34 PM11:10 PM to 12:10 AM 53%6:56 AM, 6:32 PM
Sun Fair6:48 AM to 8:48 AM7:17 PM to 9:17 PM3:14 PM to 4:14 PM 43%6:57 AM, 6:31 PM
Mon Fair7:44 AM to 9:44 AM8:11 PM to 10:11 PM12:28 AM to 1:28 AM3:45 PM to 4:45 PM 32%6:58 AM, 6:29 PM
Tue Poor8:36 AM to 10:36 AM9:01 PM to 11:01 PM1:46 AM to 2:46 AM4:11 PM to 5:11 PM 23%7:00 AM, 6:27 PM
Wed Good9:25 AM to 11:25 AM9:48 PM to 11:48 PM3:02 AM to 4:02 AM4:32 PM to 5:32 PM 15%7:01 AM, 6:25 PM
Thu Good10:11 AM to 12:11 PM10:33 PM to 12:33 AM4:16 AM to 5:16 AM4:52 PM to 5:52 PM 8%7:02 AM, 6:23 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 issued
  1. Today63° · NW 5–8 mph

    Sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

  2. Tonight38° · NNW 2 mph

    Clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind around 2 mph.

  3. Saturday64° · SSE 0–9 mph

    Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 0 to 9 mph.

  4. Saturday Night48° · 26% · SSW 7 mph

    A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  5. Sunday65° · 19% · WNW 6–13 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  6. Sunday Night37° · NW 2–7 mph

    Clear, with a low around 37.

  7. Monday62° · NW 2 mph

    Areas of frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 62.

  8. Monday Night38° · SW 2 mph

    Clear, with a low around 38.

  9. Tuesday66° · S 2–12 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 66.

  10. Tuesday Night48° · 2% · SSW 9 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

  11. Wednesday71° · 9% · WSW 6–9 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

  12. Wednesday Night46° · 6% · W 2–6 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

  13. Thursday70° · 6% · W 3–9 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

  14. Thursday Night45° · 5% · W 6 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Green Bay, WI · issued Oct 2, 1:30 AM CDT

Written 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

Areas of frost possible north of Hwy 29 late tonight into Saturday morning. A Frost Advisory has been issued.

Frost will be possible at times across northern Wisconsin through early next week. Greatest chance for a widespread frost/freeze event will be Sunday night.

Mainly dry through the middle of next week, with the exception of a 40 to 70% chance of showers over northern Wisconsin Saturday evening into Sunday morning.

Discussion

100 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Frost/freeze potential... Frost/freeze setup on track for tonight, continuing at times through early next week as cooler air continues to filter in. Have blended in some NBM 10th percentile to decrease lows for tonight by a degree or two with high sitting overhead and decent window for clearing. NBM still showing healthy signal (60 to 90+%) for lows below 33 degrees over north-central into far northeast Wisconsin late tonight into Saturday morning, though many of the CAMs are not as aggressive. Regardless, have opted to throw out a Frost Advisory due to solid signal for under 36 degrees. Could potentially see a few counties being upgraded to a Freeze Warning, though was hesitant to do so on this shift due to the potential for increasing mid clouds mitigating temperatures late tonight. Next chance for a more widespread frost/freeze event then comes Sunday night into Monday morning, with temperatures in the mid 30s even sneaking down toward the Fox Valley. Expect additional headlines to be issued during this time.

Dry pattern ahead... Rain chances over the course of the extended will be sparse at best, with our next chances for light rain arriving Saturday evening. Transient shortwave energy will accompany the passage of a clipper-like low over the upper Midwest Saturday evening and night, generating isentropically forced showers for areas mainly north of Hwy 29. However, abundance of low level dry air will result in a meager 20 to 40% chance for receiving 0.25" of QPF through Sunday morning. Otherwise, high pressure will be the main driver of the synoptic pattern through at least the middle of next week, bringing abnormally dry weather from the Plains to the Midwest. This does not bode well for northern Wisconsin where D2 (Severe) to D4 (Exceptional) drought conditions exist. Next chances for more widespread rain don't arrive until Wednesday, though if this week is anything to go by, high pressure could end up putting up a good fight.

Aviation

955 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026

for 06Z TAF Issuance

Mid and high clouds remain widespread across the region late this evening and will take until late tonight to finally clear the area. Confidence of lake clouds moving into KRHI remains low tonight, so removed from the forecast.

Mainly clear skies on Friday except for few to sct fair weather clouds over far northern WI.

Northwest winds 5-10 kts will remain relatively steady through the TAF period.

GRB Watches / Warnings / Advisories

Frost Advisory from 11 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Saturday for WIZ005-010>013-018>021-073-074.

Hazardous weather outlook Oct 2, 1:30 AM CDT

The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
130 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-030630-
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-
130 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast
Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Areas of frost will be possible over portions of north-central to
far northeast Wisconsin late tonight into Saturday morning. A 
Frost Advisory has been issued.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Frost is expected at times across parts of north-central and far 
northeast Wisconsin Sunday night and Monday night. Patchy frost 
may make it down into central and east-central Wisconsin.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

$$

LMZ521-522-541>543-030630-
The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock
Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan-
130 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Lake
Michigan and the waters of Green Bay.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

$$

Goodin

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Sat Oct 3General Thunderstorms Risk
  3. Day 3 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Tue Oct 6No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Wed Oct 7No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Thu Oct 8No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Fri Oct 9No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Fri Oct 2Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sat Oct 30.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Sun Oct 4Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Oct 5–Oct 6Under 0.01 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 7–Oct 8Under 0.01 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature40% chance above normalOct 7–Oct 11
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 7–Oct 11
  3. Days 8–14 · Temperature40% chance above normalOct 9–Oct 15
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 9–Oct 15

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Waupaca

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around May 8 and the first fall freeze around October 6: a growing season of about 151 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by September 23; one spring in ten still has one after May 21.

Climate of 44.42, -88.92: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 27 elements

The 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.

ElementFriSatSunMonTueWedThuFri
Wet bulb globe temperature max58°60°61°57°61°65°63°62°
Heat index max70°70°
Wind chill min37°38°45°36°37°45°45°43°
Chance of thunder max0%5%6%0%0%7%6%4%
Cloud ceiling min20,000 ft
Visibility min10 mi10 mi
Mixing height max4,600 ft4,000 ft4,900 ft5,300 ft3,800 ft3,100 ft3,700 ft3,400 ft
Transport wind max17 mph16 mph16 mph9 mph17 mph13 mph13 mph14 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Waupaca (PCZ) · 7.7 mi away

Each 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.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Fri Oct 263° / 38°65° / 42°89° (1976)22° (1908)
Sat Oct 364° / 48°64° / 43°85° (2023)23° (1952)
Sun Oct 465° / 37°64° / 41°85° (1922)25° (1965)
Mon Oct 562° / 38°61° / 40°87° (1922)24° (1965)
Tue Oct 666° / 48°63° / 40°90° (1963)22° (1935)
Wed Oct 771° / 46°63° / 41°85° (1916)21° (2001)
Thu Oct 870° / 45°62° / 41°84° (2007)23° (1896)
Fri Oct 968° / 48°64° / 41°82° (1997)25° (1908)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Fri6:26 AM6:55 AM6:34 PM7:03 PM11 h 39 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat6:27 AM6:56 AM6:32 PM7:01 PM11 h 36 min Last quarter · 53% lit
Sun6:28 AM6:57 AM6:31 PM7:00 PM11 h 34 min Last quarter · 43% lit
Mon6:29 AM6:58 AM6:29 PM6:58 PM11 h 31 min Waning crescent · 32% lit
Tue6:31 AM7:00 AM6:27 PM6:56 PM11 h 27 min Waning crescent · 23% lit
Wed6:32 AM7:01 AM6:25 PM6:54 PM11 h 24 min Waning crescent · 15% lit
Thu6:33 AM7:02 AM6:23 PM6:52 PM11 h 21 min Waning crescent · 8% lit
Fri6:34 AM7:03 AM6:22 PM6:51 PM11 h 19 min Waning crescent · 3% 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?

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