Portage, Wisconsin

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Local Time: 2:08 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.5° N 89.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Carlos (East Pacific) Invest 95 (East Pacific) Tropical Storm Five (Western Pacific)

Active Advisory: Special Weather Statement (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

K0VSC, Baraboo, Wisconsin (PWS)

Updated: 2:08 AM CDT on July 11, 2009

67.1 °F

Overcast

Humidity:	87%
Dew Point:	63 °F
Wind:	1.0 mph from the WNW
Wind Gust:	7.0 mph
Pressure:	29.98 in (Steady)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 5500 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1594 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KDLL)
Wind Speed:	6.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	289° (WNW)
Ceiling:	5500 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Baraboo	71 °F	Overcast	1:55 AM CDT
	Madison	70 °F	Mostly Cloudy	1:53 AM CDT
	Wautoma	64 °F	Light Rain	2:03 AM CDT
	Juneau	70 °F	Overcast	1:55 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KMSN)

82 °F

61 °F

Record (KMSN)

100 °F (1936)

46 °F (1978)

Yesterday

80 °F

67 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 9

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Oshkosh	75°F
Manitowoc	73°F
Madison	73°F
Sheboygan	73°F
Stevens Point	73°F

State Lows:
Land O' Lakes	53°F
Tomahawk	55°F
Eagle River	57°F
Hayward	57°F
Siren	58°F

Astronomy

July 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:27 AM CDT

8:39 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

4:52 AM CDT

9:13 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:07 AM CDT

9:58 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:12 AM CDT

10:53 PM CDT

Moon

10:40 PM CDT

9:37 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 21m

Length of Day

15h 11m

Tomorrow will be 1m 22s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 87% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Portage, WI

67.1 °F

Overcast

at 2:08 AM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 53901

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
81° F \| 54° F	79° F \| 56° F	81° F \| 59° F	81° F \| 65° F	81° F \| 61° F
Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Nowcast as of 1:18 am CDT on July 11, 2009

Now

Look for a line of rapidly developing showers and thunderstorms ...Extending from near Rio in Columbia County...to near Devils Lake State Park...to Avoca in far northwest Iowa County...to move east southeast at 20 mph. This line of showers and storms will reach Fall River...Dane and Barneveld around 2 am. A second more extensive line of scattered showers and thunderstorms across portions of northeast...central and southwest Wisconsin...will reach northwest Marquette County between 1 am and 115 am...and northwest Sauk County between 2 am and 215 am. Expect heavy rain...small hail...and gusty winds to 40 mph with the stronger thunderstorms.

Forecast for Columbia

Updated: 8:36 PM CDT on July 10, 2009
	Rest of Tonight Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
	Saturday Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph through late evening becoming calm.
	Sunday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. West winds up to 5 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
	Monday Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
	Tuesday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
	Wednesday Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
	Wednesday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
	Thursday Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
	Friday Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Braves vs. Rockies	7:10 PM MDT on July 10, 2009	Thunderstorm, 83 °F
Marlins vs. Diamondbacks	6:40 PM MST on July 10, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 104 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 66° F/ 19° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 77 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

Elevation

Updated

Type

RAWS PARDEEVILLE WI, Pardeeville, WI

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

71 °F

66 °F

83%

NNW at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

71 °F

819 ft

1:14 AM CDT

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K0VSC, Baraboo, WI

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67.1 °F

63 °F

87%

WNW at 1.0 mph

29.98 in

0.00 in / hr

1594 ft

2:08 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

APRSWXNET Baraboo WI, Baraboo, WI

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

71 °F

62 °F

72%

North at 5 mph

30.02 in

0.00 in / hr

74 °F

1019 ft

1:46 AM CDT

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Main St., Arlington, WI

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69.4 °F

66 °F

90%

NE at 4.3 mph

29.12 in

0.00 in / hr

1020 ft

2:08 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

APRSWXNET Wisconsin Dells WI , Lake Delton, WI

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

70 °F

60 °F

71%

North at 1 mph

30.03 in

0.00 in / hr

921 ft

1:44 AM CDT

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Baraboo/Sauk Prairie, Merrimac, WI

http://www.merr.com/users/tluck/weather.htm, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

70.2 °F

56 °F

62%

NE at 0.0 mph

29.29 in

0.00 in / hr

76 °F

870 ft

2:04 AM CDT

Normal

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WIDOT Montello - I-39 @ STH 23 East, Packwaukee, WI

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

69 °F

60 °F

74%

NNW at 9 mph

0.23 in / hr

850 ft

1:52 AM CDT

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Marquette County, Montello, WI

Marquette County, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

66.0 °F

62 °F

86%

NE at 6.0 mph

30.11 in

0.08 in / hr

797 ft

2:06 AM CDT

Normal

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Bluffview / Badger Ordin., North Freedom, WI

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70.7 °F

62 °F

75%

SW at 1.8 mph

30.40 in

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

893 ft

2:08 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

Wisconsin Dells, WI

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65.0 °F

61 °F

87%

East at 0.0 mph

30.03 in

0.20 in / hr

1040 ft

2:05 AM CDT

Normal

MW122 - Acker Parkway, DeForest, WI

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69.1 °F

62 °F

78%

NNE at 5.3 mph

30.01 in

0.00 in / hr

883 ft

2:08 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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Sauk Prairie, Prairie Du Sac, WI

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70.3 °F

66 °F

86%

WSW at 0.0 mph

29.94 in

0.00 in / hr

780 ft

2:08 AM CDT

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MesoWest Grand Marsh , Grand Marsh, WI

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

62 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1092 ft

1:05 AM CDT

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Fourth Street Weather, Waunakee, WI

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70.3 °F

67 °F

90%

SW at 4.0 mph

30.06 in

4.43 in / hr

925 ft

2:08 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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Warnings and Notices

	Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 1:40 AM CDT on July 11, 2009 ... Strong thunderstorm moving from southeast Sauk into northwest Dane County and southwest Columbia County... At 137 am CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 11 miles west of Sauk City... moving east at 30 mph. * The thunderstorm will be near... Mazomanie by 150 am CDT... Sauk City and Prairie Du Sac by 200 am CDT... Lodi by 215 am CDT... Hail up to 3/4 inch can be expected with this storm as well as heavy downpours of rain. Gusty winds may cause small objects such as trash bins to blow around. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until this storm has passed. Rem