Rhinelander, WI 54501 Weather

Oneida County10:24 PM CDT45.70°N, 89.39°W

Current conditions

Mostly Cloudy
57°
Mostly Cloudy
Feels like 57°
High 70° Saturday·Low 53° tonight
WindSSE 6 mph gusts 16 mph
Humidity72%
Dew point48°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover77%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:25 AM
Sunset6:00 PM

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

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  • Saturday

    Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. Southwest wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

National Weather Service forecast updated 5 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Cloudy 57°
  2. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 56°
  3. Sat12 AM Mostly Cloudy 56°
  4. 1 AM Cloudy 55°
  5. 2 AM Cloudy 55°
  6. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 54°
  7. 4 AM Cloudy 54°
  8. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 54°
  9. 6 AM Mostly Cloudy 54°
  10. 7 AM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  11. 8 AM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  12. 9 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  13. 10 AM Mostly Cloudy 58°
  14. 11 AM Mostly Cloudy 61°
  15. 12 PM Partly Sunny 65°
  16. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 67°
  17. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 68°
  18. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 70°
  19. 4 PM Partly Sunny 69°
  20. 5 PM Partly Sunny 68°
  21. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 67°
  22. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 63°
  23. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 61°
  24. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 61°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 23 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy53°
  2. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny16%49°70°
  3. SunOct 25 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers25%38°58°
  4. MonOct 26 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers32%30°47°
  5. TueOct 27 Chance Rain And Snow Showers Chance Rain And Snow Showers40%37°48°
  6. WedOct 28 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers30%41°58°
  7. ThuOct 29 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers22%34°54°
  8. FriOct 30 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers23%51°
  9. SatOct 31 Light showers Light showers0.08 in55°66°
  10. SunNov 1 Rain Rain0.54 in46°60°

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

53
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Forecast

  • FriModerate
  • SatModerate
  • SunModerate

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

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:25 AM
Sunset 6:00 PM
Daylight 10 h 34 min (−3 min 1 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 95% lit
Moonrise 4:32 PM Moonset 4:27 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low50° / 30°
Record high77° (1963)
Record low11° (1936)
Wettest1.09 in (1996)
Month to date1.58 in (normal 2.59 in)

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

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in GRB, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Staying mild into the weekend, with high temperatures inland of Lake Michigan warming into the mid 60s to low 70s.

- Rain chances (30 to 50%) Saturday night over northern Wisconsin, and late Monday into Tuesday mainly over central Wisconsin.

- Cooler start to next week, with highs mainly in the 50s.

Discussion

Issued at 1200 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Fog... Similar to yesterday, fog bank has been slow to lift along the lakeshore through the late morning and early afternoon as onshore flow persists. However, most inland areas are now seeing mainly low stratus as mixing increases. Dense fog regime looks to come to an end tonight as southerly flow increases out ahead of an approaching cold front, though could still see some patchy dense fog along the lakeshore into Saturday morning. However, would venture to say that widespread advisory level fog does not appear likely.

Rain chances... Majority of the next week will be characterized by periodic light rain chances as several transient shortwaves and weak frontal boundaries migrate through the area. First round will be Saturday into Sunday as moisture return along a slow-moving boundary nudges PWATs into the 1 to 1.25" range (~95th percentile). Upper jet energy working in tandem with front in the vicinity should then keep on and off rain chances in the forecast through at least the middle of next week. However, overall rainfall amounts should be held to a minimum with high pressure in the area and lack of stronger forcing at the surface. Would venture to say that most areas will see less than half an inch of QPF throughout the entire forecast period.

Temperatures... Arctic high sliding south in the wake of the front Monday into Tuesday will bring about a spell of below average temperatures during the middle of next week, with highs only getting into the mid 40s to mid 50s. However, cooler temperatures will be short-lived as return flow sets up on Wednesday, warming highs back up into the 50s and 60s. Monday night lows will fall into the low to mid 30s across the north, though little to no impacts are expected since the growing season has come to an end. Looking ahead, slightly above normal temperatures are favored toward the end of the month and into November as upper flow flattens out, though there is still uncertainty this far out as shown in ensemble spread.

Aviation

for 00Z TAF Issuance Issued at 704 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

While not as dense or widespread as previous nights, low clouds and fog will again develop/expand across eastern WI this evening into tonight, mainly impacting MTW with LIFR conditions (briefly lower possible overnight). The clouds/fog could expand far enough west and impact GRB for a time later tonight. Otherwise, VFR conditions are expected as mid and high clouds spread across the region through the TAF period.

Southeast to south surface winds will remain under 10 kts tonight. As winds at 2000 ft increase overnight, LLWS will develop across central and north-central WI, impacting RHI, CWA and AUW. South winds will increase Saturday morning, with gusts to around 20 kts expected from mid-morning into the mid-afternoon.

Grb Watches

None.

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