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WISCONSIN · RICHLAND COUNTY

Westford

509 people, 1,150 ft above sea level in Richland County.

1,150 ftElevation, city center
509People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 51° · SSE 6 mph · high 72°
City of Westford River Interstate 2 miles
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The Westford 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 Westford

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Reedsburg Municipal Airport (KC35) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 72° near 3 PM
WindSSE 6 mphno gusts
Humidity46%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.89 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 51° · Dry40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 10 PMin about 6 hours · 56% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 220.12 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Richland County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:58 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:55 AM6:46 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
48
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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overcast
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partly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
69% · 0.96 in Thursday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 54 to 66° ↑ The front passes Drier: 41° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 44°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 60°
40% rain — S 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 61°
60% rain 0.07–1.3″ SSW 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
69° 46°
70% rain up to 0.6″ NNW 4 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 41°
0% rain — N 2 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
66° 45°
10% rain — SSW 2 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
66° 39°
0% rain — NW 3 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 41°
0% rain — SSE 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 Westford about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Great Lakes three days ago, about 700 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Plains. 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 · RICHLAND

Westford

509 people, 1,150 ft above sea level in Richland County.

1,150 ftElevation
509People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 51°
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Today in Westford

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 72° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 69° 5%
9p mostly cloudy night 64° 18%
12a rain 62° 54%
3a rain 61° 55%
6a rain 61° 46%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 10 PM · 56%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
60
72
A
Wed60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
72
B
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
46
69
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
66
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
66
B
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
39
66
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
63
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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