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WISCONSIN · WOOD COUNTY

Port Edwards

1,362 people, 990 ft above sea level in Wood County.

990 ftElevation, city center
1,362People, 2024 estimate
39 sq miLand area
Clear 27°
Clear now Dew point 23° · Calm · high 30°
City of Port Edwards River Interstate 2 miles
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The Port Edwards 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 Port Edwards

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 7:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Alexander Field South Wood County Airport (KISW) · 7:54 PM
Clear
27° Clear Feels like 27° · high of 30° near 8 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity85%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure30.30 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 23° · Dry34° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday80% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 110.04 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Wood County
NWS Green Bay and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 8:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:54 AM4:34 PM ↓
9 h 40 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
21
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 21 to 34° More humid: 34° 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
30° 22°
0% rain — NW 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
49° 23°
0% rain — SW 0 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52° 31°
0% rain — SW 8 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 36°
0% rain — S 10 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 44°
10% rain — S 13, gusts 25 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 35°
20% rain — W 7 B
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
56° 44°
80% rain 0.03–0.6″ SE 9 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 Port Edwards about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 2,090 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.

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

What Port Edwards stands on

Port Edwards’s center stands about 990 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 960 ft to 1,020 ft, a difference of 60 ft: nearly flat ground. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Dorra Cooshe Mountain, about 1,210 ft, 12 miles southeast.

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

Port Edwards, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
900 ft1,000 ft1,100 ft PORT EDWARDS990 ftLow point920 ftHigh point of the line1,140 ft ← SWSigel · NE →

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 Port Edwards’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Port Edwards reaches the Gulf of America by way of Cranberry Creek, the Yellow, the Wisconsin and the Mississippi: about 1,810 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Port Edwards≈ 1,810 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF PORT EDWARDS ≈ 1,810 mi to the Gulf of America Cranberry Creek → Yellow → Wisconsin → Mississippi

Lake on the way: Lake Wisconsin.

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

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THE ALMANAC

Port Edwards’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1996 · Wisconsin Rapids Alexander Field, 9 mi northeast

Port Edwards 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 PORT EDWARDS 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, 9 miles northeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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WISCONSIN · WOOD

Port Edwards

1,362 people, 990 ft above sea level in Wood County.

990 ftElevation
1,362People
39 sq miLand
Clear 27°
ClearDew point 23°
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Today in Port Edwards

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 30° 0%
11p mostly clear night 27° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 25° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 23° 0%
8a mostly sunny 26° 0%
11a clear day 41° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 80%
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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 Port Edwards stands on

Port Edwards’s center stands about 990 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 960 ft to 1,020 ft, a difference of 60 ft: nearly flat ground. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Dorra Cooshe Mountain, about 1,210 ft, 12 miles southeast.

Port Edwards, southwest to northeast Port Edwards990 ftHigh point1,140 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center990 ft
Within 3 miles960 to 1,020 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (60 ft of relief)
High point nearbyDorra Cooshe Mountain, 1,210 ft, 12 mi southeast
Rock at the surfaceCambrian, undivided
Its ageCambrian, 487 to 542 million years old
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Port Edwards’s year

Port Edwards 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, 9 miles northeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,810 mito the Gulf of AmericaCranberry Creek → Yellow → Wisconsin → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Port Edwards reaches the Gulf of America by way of Cranberry Creek, the Yellow, the Wisconsin and the Mississippi: about 1,810 river miles.

Lake on the way: Lake Wisconsin.