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Florence, Wisconsin

Community in Florence County, Wisconsin

Air quality

The air at Florence

Index 15, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Western Upper Peninsula (MI), 38 miles off.

15Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Florence

0.65 in in the last 24 hours, 1.15 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.65in
Last 3 days
1.15in

Visibility

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

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 miles Fri 2 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Florence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

STH 70 at STH 139WI081

Beside a road/19.7 mi away/1,598 ft/279 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Wabeno #1S2003

At a soil climate station/35.5 mi away/1,580 ft/261 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank855of 1,313

measured daily2 instruments

FlorenceFLNW3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/1,299 ft/20 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,064of 1,313

Florence 3.2 SWWI-FL-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/1,362 ft/43 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wabeno #1, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 35.5 mi from Florence, Wisconsin. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

44.4 F with a dew point of 44.1 F, 99 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wabeno #1: temperature 44.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.1, 99 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2003FIG. B THE AIR AT WABENO #1THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.0 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 44.4 F, 44.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 99 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 POINTTITLEWabeno #1, the airSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2003TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2003-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 1,580 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.25 inHg and the temperature at 53.4 F; it reports 44.4 F, 9.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Wabeno #1 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,580 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.25 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2003FIG. D WHERE WABENO #1 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWABENO #16 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,580 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.25 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.4 FTITLEWabeno #1, the columnSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2003TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2003-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 35 degrees above the horizon at 45.47 N, and the day is 10 h 45 min long. Level ground there takes 58 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Wabeno #1, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 35 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 45 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2003FIG. E THE SUN AT WABENO #1ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 16, 35°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 45 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 58 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.47 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEWabeno #1, the sunSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2003TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2003-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Wabeno #1, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Florence (FLNW3), 0.8 miles from here, read 12 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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

Near Florence

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

Near Florence

River and lake gauges