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WISCONSIN · CLARK COUNTY

Sherman

828 people, 1,270 ft above sea level in Clark County.

1,270 ftElevation, city center
828People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Clear 33°
Clear now Dew point 26° · WNW 5 mph · high 33°
City of Sherman River Interstate 2 miles
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The Sherman 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 Sherman

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Marshfield Municipal Airport (KMFI) · 5:54 PM
Clear
33° Clear Feels like 29° · high of 33° near 6 PM
WindWNW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity75%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure30.28 in →steady
Visibility— mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 26° · Dry35° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Wednesday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 110.05 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Clark County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:22 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:57 AM4:35 PM ↓
9 h 37 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
20
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
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 21 to 35° More humid: 35° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 42° / 26°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
33° 22°
0% rain — NW 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
47° 27°
0% rain — SSW 1 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50° 34°
0% rain — SW 10 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55° 38°
0% rain — S 12 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55° 45°
30% rain — S 13 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
56° 39°
30% rain up to 0.06″ W 8 B
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
55° 46°
60% rain up to 0.5″ 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 Sherman about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 2,100 miles back along its path. It came down from about 9,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; 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, SEVEN YEARS AGO Nov. 12, 2019

The coldest this week has been

2° on Nov. 12, 2019, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1996. Next is 3° in 2005.

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2°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Marshfield Municipal Airport record since 1996.
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THE GROUND

What Sherman stands on

Sherman’s center stands about 1,270 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,240 ft to 1,340 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

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

Lynn to Colby, cut in half

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
1,100 ft1,200 ft1,300 ft1,400 ft SHERMAN1,270 ftLynn1,120 ftFremont1,230 ftColby1,380 ft ← S · LynnColby · N →

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 Sherman’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Sherman reaches the Gulf of America by way of Rock Creek, the Black River, the Dodge Chute and the Mississippi: about 1,810 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Sherman≈ 1,810 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF SHERMAN ≈ 1,810 mi to the Gulf of America Rock Creek → Black River → Dodge Chute → Mississippi

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

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THE ALMANAC

Sherman’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1996 · Marshfield Municipal Airport, 11 mi southeast

Sherman has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 80° in July; winter nights fall to about 7° in January. About 25 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

23°7°27°10°39°21°54°33°67°45°76°55°80°58°78°57°70°49°56°37°41°25°28°13° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY SHERMAN 24.9 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Rain by month Freezing
July, average80° / 58°high / low, the warmest month
January, average23° / 7°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year24.9 inwettest months: June and August
Hottest on record99°FJuly 31, 2006
Coldest on record−30°FJanuary 31, 2019
Wettest day on record3.55 inAugust 27, 2021
90° days a year4on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°161and 78 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 3, to the last in spring, about May 13 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingDec. 3 to March 1; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 28 to April 13; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJune through August: 10.1 of the year’s 24.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Sherman normally reaches 42° and falls to 26°. The record high is 62°, in 2025; the record low 4°, in 1996. The most rain on this date, 0.25 in, fell in 2021.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high23°27°39°54°67°76°80°78°70°56°41°28°
Normal low7°10°21°33°45°55°58°57°49°37°25°13°
Rain, inches0.730.511.252.242.983.833.043.203.032.021.210.90

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1996 at Marshfield Municipal Airport, 11 miles southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around Sherman on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Marshfield WI · 11 MI 11 miles southeast Wausau WI · 39 MI 39 miles northeast Madison WI · 123 MI 123 miles south St. Paul MN · 135 MI 135 miles west Minneapolis MN · 143 MI 143 miles west Milwaukee WI · 166 MI 166 miles southeast
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WISCONSIN · CLARK

Sherman

828 people, 1,270 ft above sea level in Clark County.

1,270 ftElevation
828People
35 sq miLand
Clear 33°
ClearDew point 26°
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Today in Sherman

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 33° 0%
9p mostly clear night 28° 0%
12a mostly clear night 26° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 24° 0%
6a partly cloudy night 22° 0%
9a clear day 31° 0%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINWednesday · 30%
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Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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Sun0%
Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
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Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Wed30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Thu30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
39
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Fri60%
Showers likely Showers likely
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C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO · NOV. 12, 2019

2°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1996.

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What Sherman stands on

Sherman’s center stands about 1,270 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,240 ft to 1,340 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

Sherman, south to north Sherman1,270 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,270 ft
Within 3 miles1,240 to 1,340 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (100 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceCambrian, undivided
Its ageCambrian, 487 to 542 million years old
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Sherman’s year

Sherman has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 80° in July; winter nights fall to about 7° in January. About 25 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 24.9 in
July, average80° / 58° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average23° / 7° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year24.9 in · wettest months: June and August
Hottest on record99°F · July 31, 2006
Coldest on record−30°F · January 31, 2019
Wettest day on record3.55 in · August 27, 2021
90° days a year4 · on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°161 · and 78 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 3, to the last in spring, about May 13 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Dec. 3 to March 1; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 28 to April 13; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · June through August: 10.1 of the year’s 24.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Sherman normally reaches 42° and falls to 26°. The record high is 62°, in 2025; the record low 4°, in 1996. The most rain on this date, 0.25 in, fell in 2021.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1996 at Marshfield Municipal Airport, 11 miles southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,810 mito the Gulf of AmericaRock Creek → Black River → Dodge Chute → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Sherman reaches the Gulf of America by way of Rock Creek, the Black River, the Dodge Chute and the Mississippi: about 1,810 river miles.