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Eau Claire, WI weather

It is 55°F and cloudy at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Areas Of Fog, low near 51°F, 19% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 2:16 AM CDT.

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

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Cloudy

Wind

SSE 3 mph

Humidity 88% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

30.07 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (KEAU), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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Around the NWS MPX forecast area

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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 Eau Claire (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM52°FPatchy Fog17% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM53°FPatchy Fog15%S 5 mph
Wed 8 AM53°FPatchy Fog12%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM54°FMostly Cloudy9%S 5 mph
Wed 10 AM57°FMostly Cloudy12%S 5 mph
Wed 11 AM61°FSlight Chance Rain Showers15%SSE 5 mph
Wed 12 PM63°FSlight Chance Rain Showers18%SSE 10 mph
Wed 1 PM65°FSlight Chance Rain Showers22%SSE 10 mph
Wed 2 PM68°FChance Rain Showers32%SSE 10 mph
Wed 3 PM69°FChance Rain Showers43%SSE 10 mph
Wed 4 PM69°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms40%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM70°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms30%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM68°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely65%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM67°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely74%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM66°FShowers And Thunderstorms83%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM64°FShowers And Thunderstorms90%SSW 10 mph
Wed 10 PM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms78%SSW 10 mph
Wed 11 PM62°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms42%WSW 10 mph
Thu 12 AM61°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms18%W 5 mph
Thu 1 AM61°FMostly Cloudy7%W 5 mph
Thu 2 AM59°FMostly Cloudy5%WNW 5 mph
Thu 3 AM56°FPartly Cloudy2%WNW 5 mph
Thu 4 AM53°FPartly Cloudy0%NW 5 mph
Thu 5 AM50°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 5 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 Eau Claire can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 51°F

Areas of fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

High 71°F·Low 45°F

Areas of fog and a chance of rain showers before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 60°F·Low 37°F

Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Areas of fog after midnight. Mostly clear. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 61°F·Low 39°F

Areas of fog before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Saturday

High 61°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 64°F·Low 50°F

A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Monday

High 65°F·Low 50°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday

High 62°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Eau Claire is served by the National Weather Service MPX forecast office, forecast zone WIZ028, county zone WIC035.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Eau Claire (44.8183, -91.4948), in Eau Claire County. Population: 72,331 (2024 estimate), number 7 of the 42 Wisconsin cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KARX. 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/44.8183,-91.4948 (forecast issued Oct 28, 2:16 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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