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WISCONSIN · GRANT COUNTY

Clifton

394 people, 1,000 ft above sea level in Grant County.

1,000 ftElevation, city center
394People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 73°
Sunny now Dew point 46° · SE 12 mph · high 72°
City of Clifton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Clifton 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 Clifton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Platteville Municipal Airport (KPVB) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
73° Sunny Feels like 73° · high of 72° near 3 PM
WindSE 12 mphno gusts
Humidity38%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.90 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 46° · Dry67° by Wednesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 10 PMin about 6 hours · 36% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 235.98 in · 6 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Grant County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:58 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:56 AM6:47 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
33
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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mostly cloudy day
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mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
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TEMPERATURE °F
72°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
84% · 1.80 in Thursday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 41 to 67° 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 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 62°
40% rain — S 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 63°
80% rain 0.6–2.8″ S 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
68° 50°
80% rain 0.06–1.5″ N 4 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 44°
0% rain — N 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 48°
0% rain — S 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 42°
0% rain — NNW 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 44°
0% rain — SE 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
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Clifton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over the Mississippi Valley a day ago, about 670 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Dubuque IA · 30 MI 30 miles south Milwaukee WI · 128 MI 128 miles east Chicago IL · 161 MI 161 miles southeast St. Paul MN · 192 MI 192 miles northwest Minneapolis MN · 199 MI 199 miles northwest
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WISCONSIN · GRANT

Clifton

394 people, 1,000 ft above sea level in Grant County.

1,000 ftElevation
394People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 73°
SunnyDew point 46°
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Today in Clifton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 72° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 70° 4%
9p mostly cloudy night 66° 17%
12a mostly cloudy night 65° 16%
3a rain 63° 54%
6a rain 62° 71%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 10 PM · 36%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
62
72
A
Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
63
70
B
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
50
68
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
64
B
Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
64
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
42
65
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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