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La Crosse, WI weather

It is 55°F and clear at La Crosse - La Crosse Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 49°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:46 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:20 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Clear

Wind

S 7 mph

Humidity 82% · dew point 50°F

Pressure · visibility

30.08 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at La Crosse - La Crosse Regional Airport (KLSE), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the La Crosse forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS ARX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the ARX office near La Crosse.

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 La Crosse (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM51°FPartly Cloudy1%S 2 mph
Wed 5 AM51°FPartly Cloudy1%S 3 mph
Wed 6 AM50°FMostly Sunny2%S 3 mph
Wed 7 AM51°FPartly Sunny6%S 3 mph
Wed 8 AM52°FMostly Sunny6%S 3 mph
Wed 9 AM53°FMostly Sunny4%S 3 mph
Wed 10 AM56°FMostly Sunny6%S 5 mph
Wed 11 AM60°FMostly Sunny9%S 6 mph
Wed 12 PM64°FMostly Sunny10%S 7 mph
Wed 1 PM68°FSunny13%S 9 mph
Wed 2 PM70°FMostly Sunny13%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM71°FSlight Chance Rain Showers15%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM72°FPartly Sunny11%S 12 mph
Wed 5 PM71°FMostly Sunny5%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM69°FPartly Cloudy10%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms40%S 9 mph
Wed 8 PM66°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely64%S 9 mph
Wed 9 PM65°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely55%S 9 mph
Wed 10 PM65°FShowers And Thunderstorms78%S 9 mph
Wed 11 PM64°FShowers And Thunderstorms90%S 8 mph
Thu 12 AM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms77%SW 7 mph
Thu 1 AM63°FSlight Chance Rain Showers21%SW 6 mph
Thu 2 AM62°FMostly Cloudy11%W 5 mph
Thu 3 AM61°FPartly Cloudy2%NW 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 La Crosse can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 49°F

Partly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. South wind around 3 mph.

Wednesday

High 73°F·Low 50°F

A slight chance of rain showers between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 63°F·Low 39°F

Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 2 mph.

Friday

High 61°F·Low 42°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 61. East wind around 2 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 1 mph.

Saturday

High 62°F·Low 49°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 65°F·Low 51°F

A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 2 mph.

Monday

High 65°F·Low 51°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday

High 63°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
La Crosse is served by the National Weather Service ARX forecast office, forecast zone WIZ041, county zone WIC063.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for La Crosse (43.8247, -91.2246), in La Crosse County. Population: 51,049 (2024 estimate), number 12 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/43.8247,-91.2246 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:46 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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