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Franks Field, Wisconsin

Community in Ashland County, Wisconsin

Air quality

The air at Franks Field

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Northwoods West (WI), 55 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good6.5 mi
  • Ozone21Good18 ppb6.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Franks Field

1.10 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.10in
Last 3 days
1.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Franks Field, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Franks Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

AshlandASX

At an airfield/15.3 mi away/818 ft/2 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank15of 1,313

measured daily2 instruments

Saxon 3.8 WWI-IR-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/1,011 ft/191 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank454of 1,313

AshlandAWXW3

At a cooperative observer's station/13.8 mi away/686 ft/134 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank43of 1,313

Station report

The weather at Ashland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.3 mi from Franks Field, Wisconsin. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,200 ft, broken at 3,200 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Ashland, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASXFIG. A THE SKY OVER ASHLANDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAshland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ASXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ASX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Ashland: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASXFIG. B THE AIR AT ASHLANDTHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,200 FTTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEAshland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ASXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ASX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ashland, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASXFIG. C THE WIND AT ASHLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAshland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ASXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ASX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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