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Appleton, WI weather

It is 52°F and clear at Appleton-Outagamie as of Oct 28, 3:55 AM CDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 51°F, 2% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 3:56 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:18 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

52°F

Clear

Wind

S 6 mph

Humidity 94% · dew point 50°F

Pressure · visibility

30.15 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Appleton-Outagamie (KATW), Oct 28, 3:55 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Appleton forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS GRB forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the GRB office near Appleton.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Wisconsin.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Appleton (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM53°FSunny2%SSW 6 mph
Wed 7 AM52°FSunny1%SSW 6 mph
Wed 8 AM53°FSunny1%SSW 7 mph
Wed 9 AM55°FSunny1%SSW 7 mph
Wed 10 AM58°FSunny1%SSW 7 mph
Wed 11 AM62°FSunny1%SSW 8 mph
Wed 12 PM65°FSunny1%SSW 8 mph
Wed 1 PM68°FSunny0%S 9 mph
Wed 2 PM69°FSunny0%S 9 mph
Wed 3 PM70°FSunny1%S 9 mph
Wed 4 PM70°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM69°FSunny2%S 9 mph
Wed 6 PM67°FMostly Clear2%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM65°FPartly Cloudy7%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM63°FPartly Cloudy7%S 12 mph
Wed 9 PM63°FPartly Cloudy9%S 14 mph
Wed 10 PM62°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms27%S 15 mph
Wed 11 PM62°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms45%SSW 15 mph
Thu 12 AM60°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely58%SSW 15 mph
Thu 1 AM60°FShowers And Thunderstorms78%SSW 15 mph
Thu 2 AM60°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely57%SW 15 mph
Thu 3 AM60°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms30%SW 14 mph
Thu 4 AM58°FSlight Chance Rain Showers15%SW 14 mph
Thu 5 AM57°FMostly Cloudy9%WSW 13 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Appleton can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 51°F

Partly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday

High 70°F·Low 54°F

Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 64°F·Low 39°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 3 to 9 mph.

Friday

High 60°F·Low 42°F

Areas of fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday

High 61°F·Low 47°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

High 64°F·Low 49°F

Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between midnight and 1am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

High 64°F·Low 50°F

A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday

High 61°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Appleton is served by the National Weather Service GRB forecast office, forecast zone WIZ038, county zone WIC087.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Appleton (44.2789, -88.3883), in Outagamie County. Population: 75,344 (2024 estimate), number 6 of the 42 Wisconsin cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KGRB. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/44.2789,-88.3883 (forecast issued Oct 28, 3:56 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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