Temperature
48 F at 2 AM; 52 F at its warmest, 9 AM Thursday, and 48 F at its coolest, 2 AM.
- Now
- 48F
- 2 AM
- Highest
- 52F
- 9 AM Thursday
- Lowest
- 48F
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Central Wisconsin Airport, Wisconsin
Medium airport in Marathon County, Wisconsin* WHAT...Freezing or sub-freezing temperatures from 26 to 32 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The warmest low temperatures will be from Appleton and Oshkosh east to the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
47°
49°/40°
Light rain·
Feels like 42°·Gentle breeze 12 mph NW
Alert. A Freeze Warning is in force for Central Wisconsin Airport until 9 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Central Wisconsin Airport is 47° and light rain at 3 AM. With the wind it feels like 42°. The dew point is 44°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the northwest at 12 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 37° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 29° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 69°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 56°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 28°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:13 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:53 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 59 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
15Air quality
99%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
47feels42
26%
12mph
Today
Oct 16
4940
61%
20mph
Sat
Oct 17
5628
13mph
Sun
Oct 18
6336
14mph
Mon
Oct 19
6439
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
6638
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
6842
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
6949
26%
47°
49°40°
56°28°
63°36°
64°39°
66°38°
68°42°
69°49°
As of 3:00 AM in Central Wisconsin Airport, Wisconsin.
Air quality
The air at Central Wisconsin Airport
Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Central Waters North (WI), 12 miles off.
15Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good-
- Ozone15Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 18, good.
GoodModerate
- 18YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
Smoke, the next 41 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Central Wisconsin Airport
1.40 in in the last 24 hours, 1.45 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 1.40in
- Last 3 days
- 1.45in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 97%
Visibility
How far you can see at Central Wisconsin Airport, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- CWA
- ICAO
- KCWA
- IATA
- CWA
- Field elevation
- 1,277 ft
- Serves
- Mosinee
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- CWA
- Wind now
- From 310° at 15 mph, read 16 Oct, 02:35
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 / 26 | 7,723 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 77° / 257° | 9 mph head, on 26 | 12 mph from the right |
| 17 / 35 | 6,501 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 170° / 350° | 11 mph head, on 35 | 10 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Mosinee/Central (CWA), Central Wisconsin Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 46 F, the air 96% saturated; the humidity ran from 80% at 5 AM Thursday to 100% at 5 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 46F
- 2 AM
- Humidity now
- 96%
- Humidity, range
- 80 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
13 mph from the northwest at 2 AM; at its strongest 13 mph, 2 AM, with a gust of 18 mph at 1 AM.
- Now
- 13mph
- from the northwest
- Strongest
- 13mph
- 2 AM
- Highest gust
- 18mph
- 1 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.88 inHg at 2 AM, rising 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.32 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.88inHg
- 2 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.04inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.32inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 3 miles at 3 PM Thursday; 6 miles now.
- Now
- 6mi
- Lowest
- 3mi
- 3 PM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 400 ft at 6 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 6 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 22
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.12 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.09 in, in the hour to 10 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.12in
- Wettest hour
- 0.09in
- 10 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 4
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Mosinee/Central: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Central Wisconsin Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/1,276 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Mosinee 2SEMNEW3
At a river or reservoir gauge/0.8 mi away/1,237 ft/40 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Lake DuBay - I-39 @ CTH CWI055
Beside a road/4.4 mi away/1,101 ft/176 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Mosinee 1.5 WNWWI-MT-2
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/1,161 ft/116 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
At a cooperative observer's station/4.8 mi away/1,169 ft/108 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Wisconsin
19 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Central Wisconsin Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Mosineecity, 2 mi
- Knowltoncommunity, 4 mi
- Kronenwettervillage, 5 mi
- Rothschildvillage, 8 mi
- Rib Mountaincommunity, 9 mi
- Schofieldcity, 10 mi
- Westonvillage, 10 mi
- Granite Peakski area, 10 mi
- Wausaucity, 13 mi
- Marathon Cityvillage, 13 mi
- Junction Cityvillage, 14 mi
- Milladorevillage, 15 mi
Airports near Central Wisconsin Airport
- Wausau Downtown AirportAUW, 10 mi
- Stevens Point Municipal AirportSTE, 17 mi
- Marshfield Municipal AirportMFI, 27 mi
- Merrill Municipal AirportRRL, 29 mi
- Alexander Field South Wood County AirportISW, 30 mi
- Langlade County AirportAIG, 38 mi
- Taylor County AirportMDZ, 38 mi
- Waupaca Municipal AirportPCZ, 44 mi