La Crosse, WI 54601 Weather

La Crosse County11:50 PM CDT43.80°N, 91.22°W

Current conditions

Clear
58°
Clear
Feels like 58°
High 73° Friday·Low 53° tonight
WindSE 3 mph gusts 8 mph
Humidity90%
Dew point55°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover5%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:29 AM
Sunset6:11 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 3 mph.

  • Friday

    Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 10 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 58°
  2. Fri12 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  3. 1 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  4. 2 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  5. 3 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  6. 4 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  7. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 54°
  8. 6 AM Sunny 54°
  9. 7 AM Sunny 53°
  10. 8 AM Sunny 54°
  11. 9 AM Sunny 57°
  12. 10 AM Sunny 60°
  13. 11 AM Sunny 64°
  14. 12 PM Sunny 68°
  15. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 70°
  16. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  17. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 73°
  18. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  19. 5 PM Partly Sunny 70°
  20. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 69°
  21. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 65°
  22. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 64°
  23. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 64°
  24. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 63°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny53°75°
  2. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny57°73°
  3. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny54°74°
  4. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny48°65°
  5. MonOct 26 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers19%43°58°
  6. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers18%45°57°
  7. WedOct 28 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers31%44°61°
  8. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy36°50°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny32°49°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy38°57°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

52
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • ThuModerate
  • FriModerate
  • SatGood

Driftless Area North, WI reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:29 AM
Sunset 6:11 PM
Daylight 10 h 42 min (−2 min 50 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 89% lit
Moonrise 4:21 PM Moonset 3:26 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low59° / 40°
Record high84° (1947)
Record low19° (1930)
Wettest0.89 in (1996)
Yesterday73° / 44°
Month to date0.92 in (normal 1.80 in)

La Crosse Area, records since 1872. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

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