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Arcadia, Wisconsin

City in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

Air quality

The air at Arcadia

Index 16, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Driftless Area North (WI), 25 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 10, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Arcadia

None in the last 24 hours; 0.92 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.92in

Visibility

How far you can see at Arcadia, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 7 AM, lowest 9 miles Mon 7 AM.

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On the radar over Arcadia, WisconsinReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Arcadia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Arcadia - STH 93ACDW3

Beside a road/3.1 mi away/1,241 ft/471 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

La CrosseLSE

At an airfield/28.1 mi away/650 ft/120 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank554of 1,353

measured daily2 instruments

Ettrick 4.0 WNWWI-TR-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.3 mi away/823 ft/53 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at La Crosse, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 28.1 mi from Arcadia, Wisconsin. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 9:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over La Crosse, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LSEFIG. A THE SKY OVER LA CROSSESECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELa Crosse, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LSETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LSE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at La Crosse: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LSEFIG. B THE AIR AT LA CROSSETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.6 FTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLELa Crosse, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LSETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LSE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at La Crosse, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LSEFIG. C THE WIND AT LA CROSSEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELa Crosse, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LSETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LSE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of La Crosse, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Trempealeau L & D 6 (TREW3), 17.4 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

19 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Arcadia

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Arcadia

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