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MINNESOTA · JACKSON COUNTY

La Crosse

146 people, 1,430 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

1,430 ftElevation, city center
146People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 66°
Sunny now Dew point 63° · SSW 10 mph · high 65°
City of La Crosse River Interstate 2 miles
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The La Crosse plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in La Crosse

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Jackson Municipal Airport (KMJQ) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
66° Sunny Feels like 66° · high of 65° near 5 PM
WindSSW 10 mphno gusts
Humidity88%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.75 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 63° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINSept. 280.02 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Jackson County
NWS Sioux Falls and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:16 AM7:07 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
31
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 33, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 55 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 39° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
65° 61°
20% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
73° 57°
0% rain — W 0 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
62° 47°
0% rain — N 12 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 48°
0% rain — E 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 49°
10% rain — WSW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 45°
0% rain — N 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 51°
0% rain — SSE 7 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over La Crosse about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Rockies three days ago, and over Texas a day ago, about 1,060 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Sioux Falls SD · 69 MI 69 miles west Minneapolis MN · 132 MI 132 miles northeast St. Paul MN · 138 MI 138 miles northeast Des Moines IA · 178 MI 178 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · JACKSON

La Crosse

146 people, 1,430 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

1,430 ftElevation
146People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 66°
SunnyDew point 63°
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Today in La Crosse

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 65° 6%
9p mostly cloudy night 64° 6%
12a mostly cloudy night 63° 4%
3a mostly cloudy night 63° 0%
6a fog 62° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
61
65
A
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
73
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
47
62
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
48
60
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49
62
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
45
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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