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Nelson, Wisconsin

Village in Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Air quality

The air at Nelson

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Chippewa Valley and Eastern Twin Cities (WI), 35 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Nelson

0.07 in in the last 24 hours, 1.20 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.07in
Last 3 days
1.20in

Visibility

How far you can see at Nelson, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Nelson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Arcadia - STH 93ACDW3

Beside a road/30.7 mi away/1,241 ft/527 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Nelson 2.7 NWI-BF-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/787 ft/73 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Menomonie WI, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 33.2 mi from Nelson, Wisconsin. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:15 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 Menomonie WI, 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 LUMFIG. A THE SKY OVER MENOMONIE WISECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMenomonie WI, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LUMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LUM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

27.3 F with a dew point of 27.3 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Menomonie WI: temperature 27.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.3, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LUMFIG. B THE AIR AT MENOMONIE WITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 27.3 F, 27.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEMenomonie WI, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LUMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LUM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Menomonie WI, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LUMFIG. C THE WIND AT MENOMONIE WIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMenomonie WI, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LUMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LUM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Mississippi River AT Alma Dam 4 (ALMW3), 7.9 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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

Near Nelson

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

Near Nelson

River and lake gauges