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Chetek, Wisconsin

City in Barron County, Wisconsin

Air quality

The air at Chetek

Index 6, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Chippewa Valley and Eastern Twin Cities (WI), 30 miles off.

6Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Chetek

0.76 in in the last 24 hours, 0.91 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.76in
Last 3 days
0.91in

Visibility

How far you can see at Chetek, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 3 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Chetek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Chetek - USH 53 @ CTH ICHKW3

Beside a road/1.0 mi away/1,051 ft/4 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

ChetekY23

At an airfield/1.0 mi away/1,039 ft/16 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank509of 1,313

LadysmithLDYW3

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.4 mi away/1,155 ft/100 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank423of 1,313

measured daily2 instruments

Chetek 0.8 NWWI-BR-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/1,061 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Rice LakeRILW3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.9 mi away/1,093 ft/38 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chetek, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.0 mi from Chetek, Wisconsin. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,800 ft, scattered at 3,600 ft, broken at 4,700 ft; the ceiling is 4,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Chetek, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, the ceiling at 4,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y23FIG. A THE SKY OVER CHETEKSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChetek, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS Y23TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-Y23-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 33.0 F, 55 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Chetek: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.0, 55 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y23FIG. B THE AIR AT CHETEKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 33.0 FSPREAD 15.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 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 POINTTITLEChetek, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y23TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-Y23-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chetek, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y23FIG. C THE WIND AT CHETEKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChetek, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y23TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-Y23-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Rice Lake (RILW3), 8.9 miles from here, read 12 Oct, 06:30. measured daily

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Near Chetek

River and lake gauges