Current weather · Oct 3, 1:21 AM CDT

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Mostly ClearFeels like 35° · Humidity 96%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Green Bay, WI · grid 30,87
High
60°
Low
45°
Rain today
75%
Sunrise
6:59 AM
Sunset
6:34 PM
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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 1 AM35°35°34°96%0%N0 mph2 mph9%—10 mi
Sat 2 AMAreas of frost33°33°32°96%0%N0 mph3 mph13%—10 mi
Sat 3 AMAreas of frost33°33°32°96%0%N0 mph5 mph18%—10 mi
Sat 4 AMAreas of frost33°33°32°96%0%SSE1 mph6 mph50%—10 mi
Sat 5 AMAreas of frost32°32°32°100%0%SE1 mph7 mph50%—10 mi
Sat 6 AMWidespread frost32°32°32°100%0%SE2 mph8 mph70%—10 mi11,000 ft
Sat 7 AM32°29°32°100%8%0.00 inSSE3 mph10 mph78%—10 mi11,000 ft
Sat 8 AM37°33°35°92%13%0.00 inSSE5 mph13 mph74%—10 mi9,500 ft
Sat 9 AMSlight chance of light rain showers44°41°38°79%18%0.00 inSSE5 mph13 mph80%—10 mi9,500 ft
Sat 10 AMSlight chance of light rain showers49°47°39°68%23%0.00 inS6 mph14 mph84%1%—10 mi9,500 ft
Sat 11 AMSlight chance of light rain showers51°51°40°66%21%0.00 inS8 mph17 mph88%1%—10 mi11,000 ft
Sat 12 PMSlight chance of light rain showers54°54°40°59%21%0.00 inS9 mph18 mph87%1%—10 mi3,200 ft
Sat 1 PMSlight chance of light rain showers56°56°39°53%21%S10 mph20 mph87%4%—10 mi3,900 ft
Sat 2 PMSlight chance of light rain showers57°57°39°51%21%S10 mph20 mph87%4%—10 mi4,100 ft
Sat 3 PMSlight chance of light rain showers58°58°39°49%17%S9 mph21 mph83%4%—10 mi4,300 ft
Sat 4 PMChance of light rain showers59°59°40°49%25%S10 mph21 mph81%4%—10 mi4,300 ft
Sat 5 PMChance of light rain showers58°58°41°53%30%S10 mph21 mph81%4%—10 mi3,900 ft
Sat 6 PMChance of light rain showers58°58°42°55%35%S10 mph21 mph84%4%—10 mi3,600 ft
Sat 7 PMChance of light rain showers57°57°43°59%45%0.01 inS9 mph21 mph87%7%—10 mi10,000 ft
Sat 8 PMLight rain showers likely53°53°45°74%61%0.01 inS9 mph21 mph86%7%—6 mi9,000 ft
Sat 9 PMLight rain showers53°53°45°74%75%0.01 inSSW9 mph21 mph88%7%—10 mi9,500 ft
Sat 10 PMLight rain showers likely52°52°47°83%72%0.01 inSSW8 mph20 mph86%8%—10 mi8,500 ft
Sat 11 PMLight rain showers likely50°46°47°89%56%0.01 inSSW9 mph20 mph85%8%—10 mi6,100 ft
Sun 12 AMChance of light rain showers50°47°48°93%36%0.01 inSSW8 mph20 mph82%8%—10 mi3,800 ft
Sun 1 AMSlight chance of light rain showers50°47°49°96%17%0.00 inSW8 mph18 mph81%5%—10 mi1,400 ft
Sun 2 AM49°46°49°100%5%0.00 inSW7 mph18 mph75%5%—9 mi1,100 ft
Sun 3 AM48°45°48°100%1%0.00 inWSW7 mph18 mph75%1%—9 mi800 ft
Sun 4 AM48°45°48°100%1%0.00 inW7 mph17 mph74%1%—9 mi500 ft
Sun 5 AM48°44°48°100%0%0.00 inW8 mph18 mph76%——
Sun 6 AM46°42°46°100%0%0.00 inWNW8 mph18 mph71%——
Sun 7 AM47°42°47°100%0%WNW9 mph18 mph65%——
Sun 8 AM47°43°47°100%0%WNW10 mph20 mph73%——
Sun 9 AM48°43°48°100%0%NW12 mph21 mph74%——
Sun 10 AM52°52°47°83%0%NW12 mph22 mph48%——
Sun 11 AM54°54°45°71%0%NW12 mph22 mph38%——
Sun 12 PM56°56°43°61%0%NW12 mph21 mph27%——
Sun 1 PM58°58°41°53%0%NW12 mph21 mph17%——
Sun 2 PM60°60°39°46%0%NW12 mph21 mph12%——
Sun 3 PM60°60°36°41%0%NW12 mph21 mph6%——
Sun 4 PM60°60°35°39%0%NW12 mph21 mph1%——
Sun 5 PM58°58°35°42%0%NW9 mph18 mph1%——
Sun 6 PM55°55°35°46%0%NW7 mph16 mph0%——
Sun 7 PM52°52°36°54%0%NW5 mph14 mph0%——
Sun 8 PM49°49°36°60%0%NW3 mph13 mph0%——
Sun 9 PM47°46°37°68%0%NW3 mph12 mph1%——
Sun 10 PM45°44°37°73%0%WNW3 mph12 mph1%——
Sun 11 PM44°42°37°77%0%WNW3 mph12 mph4%——
Mon 12 AM43°43°37°79%0%NW2 mph10 mph7%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Oct 3, 1:16 AM CDT to day 7, the mean of GFS, GEFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodayOct 360°45°Chance Rain Showers75%0.04 inwind 10 mph · gusts 21 mph
  2. SunOct 460°35°Mostly Sunny36%0.02 inwind 12 mph · gusts 22 mph
  3. MonOct 559°36°Areas Of Frost then Sunny0%wind 3 mph · gusts 10 mph
  4. TueOct 666°45°Mostly Sunny0%wind 13 mph · gusts 24 mph
  5. WedOct 769°42°Mostly Sunny4%wind 10 mph · gusts 21 mph
  6. ThuOct 866°40°Mostly Sunny11%wind 12 mph · gusts 21 mph
  7. FriOct 964°42°Mostly Sunny11%wind 9 mph · gusts 20 mph
  8. SatOct 10~65°47°Model mean0.14 in
  9. SunOct 11~65°53°Model mean0.09 in
  10. MonOct 12~58°48°Model mean0.26 in
  11. TueOct 13~52°42°Model mean0.01 in
  12. WedOct 14~51°43°Model mean0.34 in
  13. ThuOct 15~56°45°Model mean0.13 in
  14. FriOct 16~49°42°Model mean0.06 in
  15. SatOct 17~50°36°Model mean
  16. SunOct 18~61°46°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like35°
  • WindCalm
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity96%
  • Dew point34°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
  • Moonrise11:36 PMMoonset 3:12 PM
  • Moon phaseLast quarter53% lit

The models, side by side

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

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Oct 360° 45°0.04 in56° 37°0.20 in59° 40°0.40 in57° 40°0.13 in57° 39°0.44 in~56° 37°0.20 in
Sun Oct 460° 35°0.02 in56° 49°61° 46°59° 46°58° 47°0.02 in~57° 48°
Mon Oct 559° 36°—59° 40°58° 38°59° 42°~58° 35°
Tue Oct 666° 45°—69° 48°65° 44°65° 45°~66° 48°
Wed Oct 769° 42°—71° 50°65° 49°0.01 in64° 49°~64° 48°
Thu Oct 866° 40°—65° 44°62° 45°0.03 in~59° 45°~62° 43°0.01 in
Fri Oct 964° 42°—61° 45°60° 42°~64° 43°0.29 in~58° 42°
Sat Oct 10——69° 44°68° 46°0.03 in~74° 57°~50° 43°0.52 in
Sun Oct 11——78° 60°62° 50°0.10 in~74° 59°~47° 43°0.25 in
Mon Oct 12——60° 52°0.13 in53° 43°0.13 in~71° 54°0.13 in~46° 42°0.66 in
Tue Oct 13——~63° 42°—~51° 46°~43° 38°0.04 in
Wed Oct 14——~59° 46°—~47° 46°0.42 in~47° 39°0.60 in
Thu Oct 15——~58° 40°—~60° 48°0.12 in~50° 47°0.28 in
Fri Oct 16——~52° 37°—~48° 44°0.02 in~46° 44°0.16 in
Sat Oct 17——~53° 32°—~43° 36°~47° 40°
Sun Oct 18——~61° 46°———

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 Rhinelander (RHI) · 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 Sun Oct 18, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

-20°0°20°40°60°80°TodayNov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and low

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Oct 358° / 39°83° (2007)19° (1999)no outlookno outlook
Oct 1052° / 34°79° (2015)15° (2002)no outlookno outlook
Oct 1751° / 33°79° (2024)16° (2020)no outlookno outlook
Oct 2446° / 30°76° (2024)9° (2020)no outlookno outlook
Oct 3148° / 27°73° (2020)11° (2023)no outlookno outlook
Nov 743° / 26°71° (2020)-3° (2019)no outlookno outlook
Nov 1437° / 24°65° (2001)-4° (2014)no outlookno outlook
Nov 2136° / 22°61° (1998)-11° (2014)no outlookno outlook
Nov 2830° / 15°60° (1998)-13° (2002)no outlookno outlook
Dec 526° / 11°57° (2001)-20° (2019)no outlookno outlook
Dec 1227° / 10°54° (2021)-23° (2013)no outlookno outlook
Dec 1926° / 12°50° (2023)-29° (2004)no outlookno outlook
Dec 2625° / 10°46° (2023)-25° (2013)no outlookno 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 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 hHighhumid
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtodayLowmild
  • FlutodayLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstodayLowmild
  • SunburntodayLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hModerateFrost Advisory in force
  • SleepingtonightGoodFrost Advisory in force

Outdoors

  • RunningtodayVery goodchance of rain
  • HikingtodayVery goodchance of rain
  • BikingtodayVery goodchance of rain
  • GolftodayVery goodchance of rain
  • FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtodayVery goodwind
  • Beach and pooltodayPoorcool
  • CampingtonightPoorFrost Advisory in force
  • StargazingtonightGoodhumid

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealFrost Advisory in force
  • Drivingnext 24 hVery goodFrost Advisory in force

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtodayVery goodchance of rain
  • GardeningtodayVery goodchance of rain
  • Outdoor entertainingtodayVery goodchance of rain
  • Drying laundry outsidetodayFairchance of rain
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayFairchance of rain
  • FrosttonightHighcold night

Pests

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

Stargazing

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

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SaturdayPoor8:13 PM to 5:21 AM0 of 9None49%6 h9 mph
SundayGood8:11 PM to 5:22 AM8 of 95 h from 8:00 PM39%Fair3 h3 mph
MondayExcellent8:09 PM to 5:24 AM5 of 95 h from 8:00 PM29%Good3 mph
TuesdayPoor8:07 PM to 5:25 AM0 of 9None20%10 mph
WednesdayPoor8:05 PM to 5:26 AM0 of 9None12%3 mph
ThursdayPoor8:03 PM to 5:28 AM0 of 9None6%1 h3 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
Sat6:29 AM to 6:40 AM6:40 AM to 7:38 AM5:54 PM to 6:52 PM6:52 PM to 7:03 PM
Sun6:30 AM to 6:42 AM6:42 AM to 7:40 AM5:52 PM to 6:50 PM6:50 PM to 7:02 PM
Mon6:32 AM to 6:43 AM6:43 AM to 7:41 AM5:50 PM to 6:48 PM6:48 PM to 7:00 PM
Tue6:33 AM to 6:44 AM6:44 AM to 7:42 AM5:48 PM to 6:46 PM6:46 PM to 6:58 PM
Wed6:34 AM to 6:46 AM6:46 AM to 7:44 AM5:46 PM to 6:44 PM6:44 PM to 6:56 PM
Thu6:35 AM to 6:47 AM6:47 AM to 7:45 AM5:44 PM to 6:43 PM6:43 PM to 6:54 PM
Fri6:37 AM to 6:48 AM6:48 AM to 7:47 AM5:43 PM to 6:41 PM6:41 PM to 6:52 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 6:59 AM, 95° E
  • SS Sunset 6:34 PM, 265° W
  • MR Moonrise 11:36 PM, 52° NE
  • MS Moonset 3:12 PM, 309° NW
  • Last quarter, 53% 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: fly with caution (night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sat 7 AM to 11 AM, 4 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:29 AM to sunrise 6:59 AM, and sunset 6:34 PM to 7:04 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat6 AM12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 1 AMCaution0020%10 mi35°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 2 AMCaution0030%10 mi33°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 3 AMCaution0050%10 mi33°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 4 AMCaution1370%10 mi33°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 5 AMCaution1390%10 mi32°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 6 AMCaution26110%10 mi400 ft32°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 7 AMGood34118%10 mi400 ft32°nothing against it
Sat 8 AMGood561413%10 mi400 ft37°nothing against it
Sat 9 AMGood571518%10 mi400 ft44°nothing against it
Sat 10 AMGood681623%10 mi400 ft49°nothing against it
Sat 11 AMCaution8122121%10 mi400 ft51°gusts near or over your limit
Sat 12 PMCaution9132321%10 mi400 ft54°gusts near or over your limit
Sat 1 PMNo-fly10152421%10 mi400 ft56°gusts near or over your limit
Sat 2 PMNo-fly10152421%10 mi400 ft57°gusts near or over your limit
Sat 3 PMNo-fly9132517%10 mi400 ft58°gusts near or over your limit
Sat 4 PMNo-fly10152525%10 mi400 ft59°gusts near or over your limit
Sat 5 PMNo-fly10152530%10 mi400 ft58°gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain
Sat 6 PMNo-fly10152535%10 mi400 ft58°gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sat 7 PMNo-fly9132545%10 mi400 ft57°gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 8 PMNo-fly9132561%6 mi400 ft53°gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 9 PMNo-fly9132575%10 mi400 ft53°gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 10 PMNo-fly8122372%10 mi400 ft52°chance of rain, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMCaution9132456%10 mi400 ft50°gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMCaution8122336%10 mi400 ft50°gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, 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

  • Sat 9 AM to 11 AM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 7 PM to Mon 12 AM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 12 PM to 5 PM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 6 PM to Thu 3 AM 9 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 8 AM to 11 AM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 6 PM to 9 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
Sat6 AM12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SaturdayShowers possible45%0.04 in49%10 mph
SundayDry0%0.02 in39%12 mph6 dGood
MondayDry0%0.00 in33%3 mph5 d
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in42%13 mph4 dGood
WednesdayDry4%0.00 in34%10 mph3 dGood
ThursdayDry11%0.00 in34%12 mph2 dGood
FridayDry7%0.00 in36%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 Friday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Fair5:51 AM to 7:51 AM6:21 PM to 8:21 PM2:42 PM to 3:42 PM11:06 PM to 12:06 AM 53%6:59 AM, 6:34 PM
Sun Fair6:51 AM to 8:51 AM7:19 PM to 9:19 PM3:21 PM to 4:21 PM 43%7:00 AM, 6:32 PM
Mon Fair7:46 AM to 9:46 AM8:13 PM to 10:13 PM12:25 AM to 1:25 AM3:51 PM to 4:51 PM 32%7:01 AM, 6:30 PM
Tue Poor8:38 AM to 10:38 AM9:03 PM to 11:03 PM1:45 AM to 2:45 AM4:15 PM to 5:15 PM 23%7:03 AM, 6:28 PM
Wed Good9:27 AM to 11:27 AM9:50 PM to 11:50 PM3:02 AM to 4:02 AM4:35 PM to 5:35 PM 15%7:04 AM, 6:26 PM
Thu Good10:13 AM to 12:13 PM10:35 PM to 12:35 AM4:17 AM to 5:17 AM4:54 PM to 5:54 PM 8%7:05 AM, 6:24 PM
Fri Best10:57 AM to 12:57 PM5:30 AM to 6:30 AM5:12 PM to 6:12 PM 3%7:06 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. Overnight32° · ESE 1 mph

    Areas of frost after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. East southeast wind around 1 mph.

  2. Saturday60° · 30% · S 2–10 mph

    Widespread frost before 7am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. South wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  3. Saturday Night45° · 75% · SW 7–10 mph

    Rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  4. Sunday60° · NW 8–12 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

  5. Sunday Night35° · NW 2–7 mph

    Patchy frost after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.

  6. Monday59° · NW 3 mph

    Areas of frost and patchy fog before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 59.

  7. Monday Night36° · ESE 0–5 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

  8. Tuesday66° · SSW 6–13 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

  9. Tuesday Night45° · 2% · SW 6–12 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

  10. Wednesday69° · 4% · W 6–10 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

  11. Wednesday Night42° · 4% · WNW 3–7 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

  12. Thursday66° · 9% · W 3–12 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

  13. Thursday Night40° · 11% · W 2–7 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

  14. Friday64° · 10% · WNW 5–9 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Green Bay, WI · issued Oct 2, 10:32 PM 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 north of Hwy 29 late tonight into Saturday morning. Frost Advisories and Freeze Warnings have been issued.

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

Chance of showers (30-70%) north of highway 29 late Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning. Otherwise mainly dry through middle of next week.

Discussion

1138 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Frost/freeze potential into early next week...Frost/freeze still on track for tonight. Light winds, clear skies with high pressure drifting overhead and PWATs down to 0.30 inch point to min temps bottoming out. MOS guidance typically does well on these type of nights and shows readings in the mid-upper 20s for sites in Vilas toward IMT. Converted the Frost Advisory to Freeze Warning along U.P. border and continued the Frost Advisory elsewhere north of highway 29. Mid-high clouds increase late from the west, which may allow for temps steadying out late tonight.

After a reprieve on Saturday night, next chance for another widespread frost/freeze is Sunday night into Monday morning, with temperatures in the mid 30s even sneaking down toward the Fox Valley. Chance of seeing temps less than 33F are 40-80% Sunday night and again on Monday night. Expect more frost/freeze headlines to be issued during this time.

Dry pattern ahead...Rain chances over the course of the extended will be sparse, with next chances for light rain arriving late Saturday afternoon into 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. Though low chance, MUCAPEs as high as 500J/kg into northwest WI late Saturday could support a rumble of thunder surviving into far northern WI early Saturday evening. Abundance of low level dry air will result in a meager 20-30% 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. Latest deterministic models have backed off on these chances compared to what was shown before.

Aviation

1028 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

for 06Z TAF Issuance

VFR conditions should continue into Saturday afternoon. The only exception was for some patchy MVFR VSBYs due to light fog. A few sprinkles or light showers are possible Saturday morning across north-central WI, but the main chance for rain across the north will be later in the afternoon and evening. The rain will likely not reach KGRB/KATW/KMTW until later Saturday evening at the earliest. Have refined the timing of the rain in the 06z TAFS.

GRB Watches / Warnings / Advisories

Freeze Warning until 7 AM CDT Saturday for WIZ005-011>013.

Frost Advisory until 7 AM CDT Saturday for WIZ010-018>021-073- 074.

Hazardous weather outlook Oct 2, 11:49 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
1149 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-031700-
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-
1149 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Areas of frost are expected from north-central to far northeast 
Wisconsin late tonight into Saturday morning. Frost Advisories and
Freeze Warnings have 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 through tonight.

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LMZ521-522-541>543-031700-
The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock
Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan-
1149 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...This Afternoon and Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Conditions hazardous to small craft may develop Saturday night
into Sunday morning. 

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JLA

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.

Reading the outlooks…

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Rhinelander 4NE

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around May 23 and the first fall freeze around September 23: a growing season of about 124 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by September 7; one spring in ten still has one after June 5.

Climate of 45.73, -89.42: 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.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFri
Wet bulb globe temperature max53°55°53°59°61°58°57°
Wind chill min29°42°35°32°43°40°37°
Chance of thunder max8%8%0%0%4%4%3%
Cloud ceiling min3,200 ft500 ft
Visibility min6 mi9 mi
Mixing height max2,700 ft5,400 ft5,200 ft3,600 ft5,100 ft5,200 ft4,200 ft
Transport wind max20 mph22 mph12 mph21 mph15 mph17 mph15 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Rhinelander (RHI) · 7.0 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
Sat Oct 360° / 45°60° / 38°82° (2025)21° (1999)
Sun Oct 460° / 35°57° / 37°82° (2025)19° (1999)
Mon Oct 559° / 36°58° / 37°80° (2011)20° (2003)
Tue Oct 666° / 45°58° / 39°79° (2007)19° (2001)
Wed Oct 769° / 42°60° / 39°83° (2007)22° (2001)
Thu Oct 866° / 40°62° / 39°82° (2010)23° (2000)
Fri Oct 964° / 42°61° / 37°81° (2011)23° (2000)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat6:29 AM6:59 AM6:34 PM7:03 PM11 h 35 min Last quarter · 53% lit
Sun6:30 AM7:00 AM6:32 PM7:02 PM11 h 32 min Last quarter · 43% lit
Mon6:32 AM7:01 AM6:30 PM7:00 PM11 h 29 min Waning crescent · 32% lit
Tue6:33 AM7:03 AM6:28 PM6:58 PM11 h 25 min Waning crescent · 23% lit
Wed6:34 AM7:04 AM6:26 PM6:56 PM11 h 22 min Waning crescent · 15% lit
Thu6:35 AM7:05 AM6:24 PM6:54 PM11 h 19 min Waning crescent · 8% lit
Fri6:37 AM7:06 AM6:23 PM6:52 PM11 h 17 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?

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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