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Rib Lake, Wisconsin

Village in Taylor County, Wisconsin

Air quality

The air at Rib Lake

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Central Waters North (WI), 49 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good-
  • Ozone16Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rib Lake

0.92 in in the last 24 hours, 0.95 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.92in
Last 3 days
0.95in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rib Lake, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 7 miles Fri 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rib Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MedfordMDZ

At an airfield/15.8 mi away/1,470 ft/100 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank10of 1,313

measured daily2 instruments

Rib Lake 0.3 SSWWI-TY-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,577 ft/7 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PrenticePRNW3

At a cooperative observer's station/16.5 mi away/1,539 ft/31 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Medford, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.8 mi from Rib Lake, Wisconsin. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,800 ft, scattered at 3,300 ft, overcast at 4,900 ft; the ceiling is 4,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Medford, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, the ceiling at 4,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDZFIG. A THE SKY OVER MEDFORDSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 4,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMedford, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MDZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MDZ-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 45.5 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Medford: temperature 45.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.5, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDZFIG. B THE AIR AT MEDFORDTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 45.5 F, 45.5 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 POINTTITLEMedford, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MDZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Medford, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDZFIG. C THE WIND AT MEDFORDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMedford, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MDZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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

Near Rib Lake

River and lake gauges