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WISCONSIN · DANE COUNTY

Cross Plains

1,472 people, 1,080 ft above sea level in Dane County.

1,080 ftElevation, city center
1,472People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 73°
Sunny now Dew point 52° · S 8 mph · high 70°
City of Cross Plains River Interstate 2 miles
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The Cross Plains 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 Cross Plains

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Dane County Regional-Truax Field (KMSN) · 4:53 PM
Sunny
73° Sunny Feels like 73° · high of 70° near 5 PM
WindS 8 mphno gusts
Humidity48%rising to 97% by morning
Pressure29.89 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 52° · Dry42° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 12 AMin about 6 hours · 43% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 250.02 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Dane County
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:53 AM6:44 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
39
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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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partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
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TEMPERATURE °F
70°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
82% · 1.62 in Thursday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 42 to 65° Drier: 42° 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° / 46°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
70° 61°
30% rain — S 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 62°
70% rain 0.6–2.2″ SSW 9 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
68° 47°
80% rain up to 1.1″ NNW 5 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 41°
0% rain — N 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 45°
10% rain — S 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
65° 39°
0% rain — NNW 6 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 41°
0% rain — SSE 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 Cross Plains about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Great Lakes three days ago, about 600 miles back along its path. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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WISCONSIN · DANE

Cross Plains

1,472 people, 1,080 ft above sea level in Dane County.

1,080 ftElevation
1,472People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 73°
SunnyDew point 52°
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Today in Cross Plains

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 70° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 67° 3%
11p mostly cloudy night 65° 26%
2a mostly cloudy night 63° 25%
5a rain 61° 59%
8a rain 61° 48%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 12 AM · 43%
→
Tue30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
61
70
A
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
62
70
B
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
47
68
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
65
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
65
B
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
39
65
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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