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Prescott, Wisconsin

City in Pierce County, Wisconsin

Air quality

The air at Prescott

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Southern Twin Cities Metro (MN), 23 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good18.8 mi
  • Ozone13Good19 ppb22.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm24.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Prescott

0.95 in in the last 24 hours, 1.15 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.95in
Last 3 days
1.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Prescott, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Prescott, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Prescott 0.5 NWI-PC-30

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/855 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

River FallsRVFW3

At a cooperative observer's station/11.2 mi away/912 ft/71 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at New Richmond Mun, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 30.0 mi from Prescott, Wisconsin. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over New Richmond Mun, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RNHFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW RICHMOND MUNSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLENew Richmond Mun, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RNHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RNH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

45.5 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at New Richmond Mun: temperature 45.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RNHFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW RICHMOND MUNTHE 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 300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 45.5 F, 44.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLENew Richmond Mun, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RNHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RNH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at New Richmond Mun, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RNHFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW RICHMOND MUNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew Richmond Mun, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RNHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RNH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at River Falls (RVFW3), 11.2 miles from here, read 9 Oct, 05:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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

Near Prescott

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

Near Prescott

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