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WISCONSIN · VILAS COUNTY

Plum Lake

583 people, 1,710 ft above sea level in Vilas County.

1,710 ftElevation, city center
583People, 2024 estimate
86 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 45° · SSW 12 mph · high 69°
City of Plum Lake River Interstate 2 miles
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The Plum Lake 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 Plum Lake

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Eagle River Union Airport (KEGV) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 69° near 3 PM
WindSSW 12 mphgusts 16
Humidity38%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.86 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 45° · Dry34° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 10 PMin about 6 hours · 57% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 200.07 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Vilas County
NWS Green Bay and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:58 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:53 AM6:42 PM ↓
11 h 49 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, good. 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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TEMPERATURE °F
69°
58°
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53°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
57% · 0.13 in Wednesday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 48 to 62° ↑ The front passes Drier: 34° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 62° / 39°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
69° 57°
40% rain — SSW 12 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
74° 53°
60% rain — WSW 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
64° 38°
0% rain — NNW 8 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 32°
0% rain — NNW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
60° 38°
40% rain up to 0.1″ S 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
58° 31°
10% rain — NW 6 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 33°
0% rain — NNW 1 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 Plum Lake about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Great Lakes three days ago, about 660 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 460 miles to the southwest. 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 · VILAS

Plum Lake

583 people, 1,710 ft above sea level in Vilas County.

1,710 ftElevation
583People
86 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 45°
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Today in Plum Lake

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 69° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 67° 4%
9p mostly cloudy night 59° 18%
12a rain 57° 57%
3a overcast 58° 11%
6a overcast 59° 2%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 10 PM · 57%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
57
69
A
Wed60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
53
74
B
Thu0%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
38
64
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
32
59
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
38
60
B
Sun10%
Sunny Sunny
31
58
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
33
56
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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