Medford, WI Weather

Taylor County11:56 AM CDT45.14°N, 90.34°WElevation 1,470 ft

Current conditions

Partly Sunny
63°
Partly Sunny
Feels like 63°
High 71°·Low 48°
WindS 13 mph gusts 22 mph
Humidity60%
Dew point49°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover65%
UV index2 Low
Sunrise7:30 AM
Sunset6:03 PM

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

Forecast

10-day

  • Saturday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  • Sunday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind around 3 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Partly Sunny 63°
  2. 12 PM Mostly Cloudy 66°
  3. 1 PM Partly Sunny 68°
  4. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 69°
  5. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 70°
  6. 4 PM Sunny 71°
  7. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 69°
  8. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 67°
  9. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 65°11%
  10. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 60°11%
  11. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 59°11%
  12. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 59°11%
  13. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 58°11%
  14. Sun12 AM Mostly Cloudy 57°11%
  15. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 56°13%
  16. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°13%
  17. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 53°13%
  18. 4 AM Cloudy 52°13%
  19. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 51°13%
  20. 6 AM Mostly Cloudy 49°13%
  21. 7 AM Mostly Cloudy 49°
  22. 8 AM Mostly Cloudy 49°
  23. 9 AM Mostly Cloudy 50°
  24. 10 AM Partly Sunny 52°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy50°
  2. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny16%53°71°
  3. TodayOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny13%48°71°
  4. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny13%41°60°
  5. MonOct 26 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers26%35°51°
  6. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers22%38°51°
  7. WedOct 28 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers34%39°57°
  8. ThuOct 29 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers23%54°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny28°45°
  10. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy33°52°

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

63
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Forecast

  • SatModerate
  • SunModerate
  • MonGood

Central Waters North, 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 7:30 AM
Sunset 6:03 PM
Daylight 10 h 33 min (−2 min 57 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 97% lit
Moonrise 4:55 PM Moonset 5:43 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low52° / 31°
Month to date1.07 in (normal 2.32 in)

Owen 1e, records since 1946. 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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