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WISCONSIN · TAYLOR COUNTY

Goodrich

465 people, 1,460 ft above sea level in Taylor County.

1,460 ftElevation, city center
465People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 42°
Sunny now Dew point 29° · N 5 mph · high 42°
City of Goodrich River Interstate 2 miles
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The Goodrich 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 Goodrich

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW) · 12:54 PM
Sunny
42° Sunny Feels like 39° · high of 42° near 2 PM
WindN 5 mphno gusts
Humidity59%falling to 60% this afternoon
Pressure30.24 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 29° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Thursday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 110.04 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Taylor County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:57 AM4:32 PM ↓
9 h 35 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
16
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 24 to 30° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 36° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 41° / 26°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
42° 23°
0% rain — NNW 6 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47° 26°
0% rain — SSW 1 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49° 33°
0% rain — SW 8 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 38°
0% rain — S 10 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 45°
20% rain — S 12 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
55° 40°
30% rain up to 0.07″ W 9 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
53° 44°
60% rain up to 0.3″ SE 8 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 Goodrich about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Canadian Prairies a day ago, about 2,270 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from the open Pacific. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Goodrich stands on

Goodrich’s center stands about 1,460 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,380 ft to 1,540 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Gneiss and amphibolite (gneiss, amphibolite), from the Paleoproterozoic, 1.6 to 2.5 billion years old.

The section below crosses 5 rock units mapped at the surface.

Chelsea to Rib Falls, cut in half

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,300 ft1,400 ft1,500 ft1,600 ft GOODRICH1,460 ftGreenwood1,530 ftBig Rib Riverabout 1,290 ft ← NW · ChelseaRib Falls · SE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 54×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Mafic to felsic metavolcanic rocks

Metavolcanic. Age: Paleoproterozoic, 1.6 to 2.5 billion years old. About 11 mi of the line.

Gneiss and amphibolite

Gneiss, amphibolite. Age: Paleoproterozoic, 1.6 to 2.5 billion years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Felsic metavolcanic rocks of 1835- to 1845-Ma age group

Rhyolite, dacite. Age: Paleoproterozoic, 1.8 to 1.8 billion years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Granite gneiss

Gneiss. Age: Paleoproterozoic, 1.6 to 2.5 billion years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Mafic metavolcanic rocks

Basalt, basaltic-andesite. Age: Paleoproterozoic, 1.6 to 2.5 billion years old. About 0.6 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Goodrich’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Goodrich reaches the Gulf of America by way of Mink Creek, the Big Rib, the Wisconsin and the Mississippi: about 1,920 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Goodrich≈ 1,920 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF GOODRICH ≈ 1,920 mi to the Gulf of America Mink Creek → Big Rib → Wisconsin → Mississippi

Lakes on the way: Petenwell Lake, Lake Wisconsin, Lake Du Bay and Wisconsin River Flowage 4964.

1,610 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Goodrich; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Goodrich on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Wausau WI · 26 MI 26 miles southeast Marshfield WI · 35 MI 35 miles south St. Paul MN · 147 MI 147 miles west Madison WI · 147 MI 147 miles south Minneapolis MN · 155 MI 155 miles west Milwaukee WI · 180 MI 180 miles southeast
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WISCONSIN · TAYLOR

Goodrich

465 people, 1,460 ft above sea level in Taylor County.

1,460 ftElevation
465People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 42°
SunnyDew point 29°
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Today in Goodrich

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 41° 0%
4p mostly sunny 40° 0%
7p mostly clear night 32° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 27° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 26° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 24° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINThursday · 30%
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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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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What Goodrich stands on

Goodrich’s center stands about 1,460 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,380 ft to 1,540 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country.

Goodrich, northwest to southeast Goodrich1,460 ftBig Rib Riverabout 1,290 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 103×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,460 ft
Within 3 miles1,380 to 1,540 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (160 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceGneiss and amphibolite
Its agePaleoproterozoic, 1.6 to 2.5 billion years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,920 mito the Gulf of AmericaMink Creek → Big Rib → Wisconsin → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Goodrich reaches the Gulf of America by way of Mink Creek, the Big Rib, the Wisconsin and the Mississippi: about 1,920 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Petenwell Lake, Lake Wisconsin, Lake Du Bay and Wisconsin River Flowage 4964.

1,610 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.