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Saxon, Wisconsin

Community in Iron County, Wisconsin

Air quality

The air at Saxon

Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Northwoods West (WI), 58 miles off.

15Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good-
  • Ozone15Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Saxon

0.63 in in the last 24 hours, 0.66 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.63in
Last 3 days
0.66in

Visibility

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

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Thu 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Saxon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

AshlandASX

At an airfield/24.4 mi away/818 ft/337 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/3.8 mi away/1,011 ft/144 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank454of 1,313

UpsonUPSW3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/1,499 ft/344 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ashland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.4 mi from Saxon, Wisconsin. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 800 ft, scattered at 4,300 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 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 800 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 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 SKYSCT 4,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 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

47.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Ashland: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 800 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 47.0 F, 47.0 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 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 northwest (310 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ashland, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR 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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Upson (UPSW3), 8.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 18:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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

Near Saxon

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

Near Saxon

River and lake gauges