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Wausau, WI weather

It is 54°F and cloudy at Wausau Downtown Airport as of Oct 28, 4:00 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low near 47°F, 3% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 4:11 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:22 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Cloudy

Wind

Calm

Humidity 94% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

30.11 inHg

Visibility 8 mi

Observed at Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW), Oct 28, 4:00 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

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Around the NWS GRB 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 Wausau (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM51°FMostly Cloudy3%SSW 6 mph
Wed 5 AM51°FMostly Cloudy3%SSW 5 mph
Wed 6 AM51°FPartly Sunny3%S 5 mph
Wed 7 AM51°FMostly Sunny4%S 5 mph
Wed 8 AM50°FPartly Sunny6%S 6 mph
Wed 9 AM53°FPartly Sunny7%S 5 mph
Wed 10 AM55°FPartly Sunny2%S 6 mph
Wed 11 AM61°FPartly Sunny5%S 6 mph
Wed 12 PM64°FMostly Sunny7%S 7 mph
Wed 1 PM67°FPartly Sunny2%S 8 mph
Wed 2 PM68°FPartly Sunny4%S 9 mph
Wed 3 PM69°FPartly Sunny7%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM70°FPartly Sunny10%S 12 mph
Wed 5 PM69°FSlight Chance Rain Showers16%S 12 mph
Wed 6 PM68°FSlight Chance Rain Showers18%SSE 13 mph
Wed 7 PM66°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms32%S 13 mph
Wed 8 PM64°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms48%S 13 mph
Wed 9 PM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely74%S 14 mph
Wed 10 PM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms85%SSW 15 mph
Wed 11 PM62°FShowers And Thunderstorms91%SSW 15 mph
Thu 12 AM62°FShowers And Thunderstorms79%SW 14 mph
Thu 1 AM62°FChance Rain Showers32%SW 13 mph
Thu 2 AM62°FSlight Chance Rain Showers23%WSW 12 mph
Thu 3 AM61°FMostly Cloudy5%W 10 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 Wausau can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 47°F

Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday

High 71°F·Low 49°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 60°F·Low 33°F

Sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 2 to 9 mph.

Friday

High 59°F·Low 35°F

Areas of fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: Patchy fog between 2am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Saturday

High 59°F·Low 42°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

High 63°F·Low 46°F

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Patchy fog between 10pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Monday

High 64°F·Low 47°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday

High 60°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Wausau is served by the National Weather Service GRB forecast office, forecast zone WIZ030, county zone WIC073.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Wausau (44.9618, -89.6465), in Marathon County. Population: 40,262 (2024 estimate), number 19 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/44.9618,-89.6465 (forecast issued Oct 28, 4:11 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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