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WISCONSIN · SAUK COUNTY

Bear Creek

631 people, 1,020 ft above sea level in Sauk County.

1,020 ftElevation, city center
631People, 2024 estimate
50 sq miLand area
Sunny 67°
Sunny now Dew point 59° · ENE 5 mph · high 70°
City of Bear Creek River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bear Creek 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 in Bear Creek

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Lone Rock Tri-County Regional Airport (KLNR) · 5:56 PM
Sunny
67° Sunny Feels like 67° · high of 70° near 6 PM
WindENE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity76%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.85 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 59° · Comfortable40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tonight, about 11 PMin about 5 hours · 65% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 250.01 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Sauk County
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:55 AM6:46 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
32
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, moderate. 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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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overcast
mostly cloudy night
rain
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mostly cloudy day
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mostly cloudy night
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mostly cloudy night
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mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
clear day
TEMPERATURE °F
70°
61°
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67°
48°
CHANCE OF RAIN
75% · 1.44 in Thursday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 54 to 66° ↑ The front passes Drier: 41° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
70° 59°
40% rain — SSE 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
73° 61°
60% rain 0.3–2.0″ S 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 48°
80% rain up to 0.8″ NNW 4 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 40°
0% rain — N 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
67° 44°
10% rain — S 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
67° 39°
0% rain — NW 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 40°
0% rain — S 2 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 Bear Creek about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 340 miles to the southwest three days ago, about 620 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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WISCONSIN · SAUK

Bear Creek

631 people, 1,020 ft above sea level in Sauk County.

1,020 ftElevation
631People
50 sq miLand
Sunny 67°
SunnyDew point 59°
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Today in Bear Creek

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 70° 10%
9p mostly cloudy night 66° 15%
12a rain 63° 44%
3a rain 62° 56%
6a rain 61° 33%
9a mostly cloudy day 63° 13%
Rain
NEXT RAINTonight about 11 PM · 65%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
59
70
A
Wed60%
Showers likely Showers likely
61
73
B
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
48
70
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
67
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
44
67
B
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
39
67
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
63
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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