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WISCONSIN · MONROE COUNTY

Lafayette

382 people, 1,040 ft above sea level in Monroe County.

1,040 ftElevation, city center
382People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 75°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · SSE 6 mph · high 69°
City of Lafayette River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lafayette 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 Lafayette

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Sparta / Fort McCoy Airport (KCMY) · 2:55 PM
Sunny
75° Sunny Feels like 75° · high of 69° near 3 PM
WindSSE 6 mphno gusts
Humidity49%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.84 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dry37° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 9 PMin about 5 hours · 45% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.06 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Monroe County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:58 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:58 AM6:48 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
45
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
mostly cloudy night
rain
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mostly cloudy day
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overcast
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mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
69°
63°
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44°
CHANCE OF RAIN
46% · 0.30 in Thursday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 to 67° ↑ 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 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
69° 59°
40% rain — S 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
76° 59°
30% rain up to 0.3″ SSW 0 B
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers Chance of showers
70° 43°
50% rain — NNW 2 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 38°
0% rain — NNW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
67° 42°
20% rain — SSW 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 36°
0% rain — NW 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 39°
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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Neighboring plates

Onalaska WI · 25 MI 25 miles west La Crosse WI · 28 MI 28 miles southwest Madison WI · 92 MI 92 miles southeast St. Paul MN · 133 MI 133 miles northwest Minneapolis MN · 141 MI 141 miles northwest Milwaukee WI · 154 MI 154 miles southeast
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WISCONSIN · MONROE

Lafayette

382 people, 1,040 ft above sea level in Monroe County.

1,040 ftElevation
382People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 75°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Lafayette

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 69° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 66° 25%
9p rain 62° 36%
12a rain 62° 34%
3a rain 63° 33%
6a mostly cloudy night 64° 19%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 9 PM · 45%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
59
69
A
Wed30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
59
76
B
Thu50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
43
70
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
67
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
42
67
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
67
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
64
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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