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WISCONSIN · LA CROSSE COUNTY

Onalaska

5,787 people, 650 ft above sea level in La Crosse County.

650 ftElevation, city center
5,787People, 2024 estimate
34 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 52° · S 8 mph · high 67°
City of Onalaska River Interstate 2 miles
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The Onalaska 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 Onalaska

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW La Crosse - La Crosse Regional Airport (KLSE) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 67° near 3 PM
WindS 8 mphno gusts
Humidity50%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.84 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 52° · Dry40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 6 PMin about 2 hours · 39% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 240.01 in · 5 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for La Crosse County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:58 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:00 AM6:50 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
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mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
overcast
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rain
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mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
67°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
53% · 0.42 in Thursday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 55 to 66° ↑ The front passes Drier: 40° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 70° / 49°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
67° 63°
40% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
76° 62°
30% rain — S 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
68° 49°
50% rain — NNW 8 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 45°
0% rain — NNW 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
66° 49°
10% rain — SSW 7 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
66° 43°
0% rain — NW 6 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 46°
0% rain — SSE 3 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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La Crosse WI · 8 MI 8 miles south Winona MN · 22 MI 22 miles west Madison WI · 109 MI 109 miles southeast St. Paul MN · 115 MI 115 miles northwest Minneapolis MN · 122 MI 122 miles northwest Milwaukee WI · 176 MI 176 miles east
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WISCONSIN · LA CROSSE

Onalaska

5,787 people, 650 ft above sea level in La Crosse County.

650 ftElevation
5,787People
34 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 52°
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Today in Onalaska

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 67° 0%
6p rain 66° 30%
9p rain 65° 39%
12a mostly cloudy night 67° 28%
3a mostly cloudy night 67° 26%
6a mostly cloudy night 67° 17%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 6 PM · 39%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
63
67
A
Wed30%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
62
76
B
Thu50%
Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
49
68
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
65
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49
66
B
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
43
66
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
63
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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