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WISCONSIN · WASHBURN COUNTY

Birchwood

408 people, 1,250 ft above sea level in Washburn County.

1,250 ftElevation, city center
408People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 69°
Sunny now Dew point 50° · S 10 mph · high 69°
City of Birchwood River Interstate 2 miles
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The Birchwood 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 Birchwood

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Ladysmith - Rusk County Airport (KRCX) · 2:35 PM
Sunny
69° Sunny Feels like 69° · high of 69° near 2 PM
WindS 10 mphno gusts
Humidity50%falling to 59% this afternoon
Pressure29.85 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 50° · Dry35° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 7 PMin about 4 hours · 70% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 190.3 in · 10 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Washburn County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:53 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:01 AM6:51 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
43
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, 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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy day
rain
rain
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
overcast
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
clear day
TEMPERATURE °F
69°
61°
74°
54°
64°
40°
CHANCE OF RAIN
70% · 0.20 in Tuesday night 50%
WIND, MPH
13
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6
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 49 to 63° ↑ The front passes Drier: 35° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 64° / 42°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
69° 57°
70% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
75° 54°
30% rain — WSW 5 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
66° 40°
0% rain — NNW 7 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 37°
0% rain — NNW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 40°
40% rain up to 0.1″ SSW 3 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 34°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 38°
0% rain — S 5 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
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WISCONSIN · WASHBURN

Birchwood

408 people, 1,250 ft above sea level in Washburn County.

1,250 ftElevation
408People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 69°
SunnyDew point 50°
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Today in Birchwood

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 69° 2%
5p mostly cloudy day 67° 16%
8p rain 59° 47%
11p rain 59° 35%
2a mostly cloudy night 61° 13%
5a mostly cloudy night 61° 3%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 7 PM · 70%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
57
69
A
Wed30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
54
75
B
Thu0%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
40
66
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
63
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
40
62
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
34
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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