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Shullsburg, Wisconsin

City in Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Air quality

The air at Shullsburg

Index 16, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Driftless Area South (WI), 28 miles off.

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

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 12, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Shullsburg

0.39 in in the last 24 hours, 0.63 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.39in
Last 3 days
0.63in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Shullsburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PlattevilleS2196

At a soil climate station/11.7 mi away/1,014 ft/51 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank861of 1,313

measured daily2 instruments

DarlingtonDARW3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/820 ft/143 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank64of 1,313

Station report

The weather at Platteville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.5 mi from Shullsburg, Wisconsin. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:50 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 900 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Platteville, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVBFIG. A THE SKY OVER PLATTEVILLESECTION, 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 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPlatteville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PVBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PVB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Platteville: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVBFIG. B THE AIR AT PLATTEVILLETHE 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, BKN 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 49.0 F, 49.0 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 POINTTITLEPlatteville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PVBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PVB-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 10 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Platteville, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVBFIG. C THE WIND AT PLATTEVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPlatteville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PVBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PVB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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

Near Shullsburg

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

Near Shullsburg

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