Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821 Weather

Crawford County12:21 PM CDT43.04°N, 91.12°W

Current conditions

Partly Sunny
68°
Partly Sunny
Feels like 68°
High 74°·Low 53°
WindS 13 mph gusts 22 mph
Humidity49%
Dew point48°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover51%
UV index3 Moderate
Sunrise7:30 AM
Sunset6:09 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day
  • Saturday

    Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 2 to 9 mph.

  • Sunday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 3 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

  1. Now Partly Sunny 68°
  2. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 70°
  3. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  4. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 73°
  5. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 74°
  6. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  7. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 70°
  8. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 67°
  9. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 64°
  10. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 63°
  11. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 62°
  12. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 61°
  13. Sun12 AM Mostly Cloudy 61°
  14. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 59°
  15. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 58°
  16. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 57°
  17. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  18. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 54°
  19. 6 AM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  20. 7 AM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  21. 8 AM Partly Sunny 54°
  22. 9 AM Partly Sunny 56°
  23. 10 AM Partly Sunny 58°
  24. 11 AM Partly Sunny 61°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny11%55°74°
  2. TodayOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny53°74°
  3. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny49°68°
  4. MonOct 26 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy46°62°
  5. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers19%48°61°
  6. WedOct 28 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny37%48°66°
  7. ThuOct 29 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers37%44°63°
  8. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny36°51°
  9. SatOct 31 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny35°58°
  10. SunNov 1 Sunny Sunny48°62°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

55
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • SatModerate (72)
  • SunModerate (71)

Northeast Iowa, IA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:30 AM
Sunset 6:09 PM
Daylight 10 h 39 min (−2 min 44 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 97% lit
Moonrise 5:01 PM Moonset 5:44 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low58° / 37°
Yesterday77° / 45°
Month to date3.61 in (normal 2.09 in)

Prairie Du Chien, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in ARX, issued 5 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Another day of anomalous warmth ceases later in the weekend with cloudier and cooler conditions into early next week.

- Greater rainfall potential exists Monday into Tuesday (40-60%) though the heaviest rain amounts look to stay northwest of the area. Additional potential exists mid next week.

- Temperatures trend cooler next week, but look to remain above normal.

Discussion

Issued at 101 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Another Warm Day Today, Cloudier and Cooler Into Early Next Week:

After another day of anomalous warmth with daytime highs in the mid to upper 70s, a persistently mostly cloudy and slightly cooler forecast expected through early next week. A narrow band of increased low level moisture along a lower level stretching axis of dilatation resides near and over the Upper Mississippi River Valley through Monday before a subsequent surge of return flow accompanying the upper level low eventually lifting through the Central Plains by midweek advects over the local forecast area.

For Saturday night, band of increased low level moisture looks to continue to remain largely to our north and west over the Upper Mississippi River Valley. With a cold front stalling to our northwest as well, a few showers may (20-40%) develop as upper shortwaves eject downstream from the upper low but any precip amounts will be very light.

Next Week: Greater Precipitation Potential, Trending Cooler

The stalled cold front begins to slowly sag southward late Sunday into early next week, allowing cooler air to filter into the region. There's still some uncertainty regarding what temperatures will ultimately be due to variations in how far south the boundary makes it and the influence from potential rainfall, but the 24.01z NBM mean suggests highs top out in the upper 50s to near 70.

Aviation

Issued at 648 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

VFR conditions are expected through the TAF period with winds increasing from the south late this morning and afternoon to around 10-15 kts with gusts to around 25 kts, primarily in southeast MN. Winds will switch to northwesterly later this evening and overnight as a front pushes through the region with winds diminishing to under 10 kts.

Arx Watches

WI...None. MN...None. IA...None.

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