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WISCONSIN · ADAMS COUNTY

Lake Sherwood

357 people, 1,030 ft above sea level in Adams County.

1,030 ftElevation, city center
357People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Clear 39°
Clear now Dew point 25° · NNW 5 mph · high 36°
City of Lake Sherwood River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lake Sherwood 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 Lake Sherwood

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Alexander Field South Wood County Airport (KISW) · 4:54 PM
Clear
39° Clear Feels like 36° · high of 36° near 5 PM
WindNNW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity57%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.28 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 25° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
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 Adams County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:53 AM4:34 PM ↓
9 h 40 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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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 22 to 33° More humid: 33° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 43° / 26°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36° 22°
0% rain — NW 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
49° 25°
0% rain — SSW 1 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52° 32°
0% rain — SW 9 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 37°
0% rain — S 10 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 45°
20% rain — S 12 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 38°
30% rain — W 7 C
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
57° 45°
60% rain up to 0.4″ 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 Lake Sherwood about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 2,180 miles back along its path. It came down from about 11,400 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. 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.

THIS WEEK IN 1999 Nov. 13, 1999

The hottest this week has been

71° on Nov. 13, 1999, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1996. Next is 70° in 2001.

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71°
20011999
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Wisconsin Rapids Alexander Field record since 1996.
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THE GROUND

What Lake Sherwood stands on

Lake Sherwood’s center stands about 1,030 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 970 ft to 1,060 ft, a difference of 90 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mosquito Bluff, about 1,250 ft, 15 miles east-northeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Cambrian, undivided (sandstone), from the Cambrian, 487 to 542 million years old.

Armenia to Pine Grove, cut in half

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
900 ft1,000 ft LAKE SHERWOOD1,030 ftLow point920 ftWisconsin Riverabout 920 ftRome1,030 ftLake Camelot1,040 ftHigh point of the line1,090 ft ← W · ArmeniaPine Grove · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. 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

Cambrian, undivided

Sandstone. Age: Cambrian, 487 to 542 million years old. About 24 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 Lake Sherwood’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Lake Sherwood reaches the Gulf of America by way of Fourteenmile Creek, the Wisconsin and the Mississippi: about 1,800 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Lake Sherwood≈ 1,800 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF LAKE SHERWOOD ≈ 1,800 mi to the Gulf of America Fourteenmile Creek → Wisconsin → Mississippi

Lakes on the way: Petenwell Lake and Lake Wisconsin.

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

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THE ALMANAC

Lake Sherwood’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1996 · Wisconsin Rapids Alexander Field, 11 mi north-northwest

Lake Sherwood has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 82° in July; winter nights fall to about 8° in January. About 31 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

24°8°29°11°41°22°56°33°69°45°78°55°82°59°80°57°72°49°58°37°42°26°29°14° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY 31.3 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Rain by month Freezing
July, average82° / 59°high / low, the warmest month
January, average24° / 8°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year31.3 inwettest months: June and August
Hottest on record102°FJuly 4, 2012
Coldest on record−32°FJanuary 31, 2019
Wettest day on record4.12 inSeptember 23, 2010
90° days a year9very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°162and 70 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 2, to the last in spring, about May 15 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingDec. 7 to Feb. 24; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 29 to April 14; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJune through August: 12.0 of the year’s 31.3 inches
MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high24°29°41°56°69°78°82°80°72°58°42°29°
Normal low8°11°22°33°45°55°59°57°49°37°26°14°
Rain, inches0.950.901.962.983.684.583.563.833.432.511.701.22

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1996 at Wisconsin Rapids Alexander Field, 11 miles north-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around Lake Sherwood on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Stevens Point WI · 25 MI 25 miles northeast Marshfield WI · 37 MI 37 miles northwest Milwaukee WI · 121 MI 121 miles southeast St. Paul MN · 171 MI 171 miles west Minneapolis MN · 179 MI 179 miles west Chicago IL · 195 MI 195 miles southeast
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WISCONSIN · ADAMS

Lake Sherwood

357 people, 1,030 ft above sea level in Adams County.

1,030 ftElevation
357People
1 sq miLand
Clear 39°
ClearDew point 25°
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Today in Lake Sherwood

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly clear night 36° 0%
8p clear night 31° 0%
11p mostly clear night 27° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 25° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 23° 0%
8a mostly sunny 26° 0%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINThursday · 30%
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Wed20%
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Thu30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Fri60%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1999 · NOV. 13, 1999

71°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1996.

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What Lake Sherwood stands on

Lake Sherwood’s center stands about 1,030 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 970 ft to 1,060 ft, a difference of 90 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mosquito Bluff, about 1,250 ft, 15 miles east-northeast.

Lake Sherwood, west to east Lake Sherwood1,030 ftWisconsin Riverabout 920 ftHigh point1,090 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,030 ft
Within 3 miles970 to 1,060 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (90 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMosquito Bluff, 1,250 ft, 15 mi east-northeast
Rock at the surfaceCambrian, undivided
Its ageCambrian, 487 to 542 million years old
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Lake Sherwood’s year

Lake Sherwood has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 82° in July; winter nights fall to about 8° in January. About 31 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 31.3 in
July, average82° / 59° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average24° / 8° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year31.3 in · wettest months: June and August
Hottest on record102°F · July 4, 2012
Coldest on record−32°F · January 31, 2019
Wettest day on record4.12 in · September 23, 2010
90° days a year9 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°162 · and 70 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 2, to the last in spring, about May 15 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Dec. 7 to Feb. 24; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 29 to April 14; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · June through August: 12.0 of the year’s 31.3 inches
Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1996 at Wisconsin Rapids Alexander Field, 11 miles north-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,800 mito the Gulf of AmericaFourteenmile Creek → Wisconsin → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Lake Sherwood reaches the Gulf of America by way of Fourteenmile Creek, the Wisconsin and the Mississippi: about 1,800 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Petenwell Lake and Lake Wisconsin.