Rio, Wisconsin

Local Time: 2:38 PM CDT — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.4° N 89.3° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Depression Nana (North Atlantic) Tropical Depression Fifteen (North Atlantic) Invest 90 (North Atlantic) Invest 98 (North Atlantic) Invest 99 (North Atlantic)

	Current Conditions

1000' wsw of Cowgill airstrip, Rio, Wisconsin (PWS)

Updated: 2:38 PM CDT on October 13, 2008

72.9 °F / 22.7 °C

Overcast

Humidity:	68%
Dew Point:	62 °F / 16 °C
Wind:	1.1 mph / 1.8 km/h / 0.5 m/s from the South
Wind Gust:	4.7 mph / 7.6 km/h / 8.7 m/s
Pressure:	29.85 in / 1010.7 hPa (Falling)
Heat Index:	75 °F / 24 °C
Visibility:	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 3200 ft / 975 m Overcast 5500 ft / 1676 m (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	922 ft / 281 m

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KMSN)
Wind Speed:	1.1 mph / 1.8 km/h / 0.5 m/s
Wind Dir:	180° (South)
Ceiling:	5500 ft / 1676 m
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Madison	73 °F / 23 °C	Overcast	1:53 PM CDT
	Baraboo	73 °F / 23 °C	Overcast	2:35 PM CDT
	Juneau	73 °F / 23 °C	Overcast	2:15 PM CDT
	Watertown	75 °F / 24 °C	Overcast	2:15 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KMSN)

61 °F / 16 °C

40 °F / 4 °C

Record (KMSN)

90 °F / 32 °C (1975)

20 °F / -6 °C (1988)

Yesterday

83 °F / 28 °C

54 °F / 12 °C

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 4

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Burlington	89°F / 32°C
Boscobel	77°F / 25°C
Oshkosh	75°F / 24°C
Milwaukee	75°F / 24°C
Green Bay	75°F / 24°C

State Lows:
Osceola	51°F / 11°C
New Richmond	53°F / 12°C
Superior	53°F / 12°C
Sheboygan	53°F / 12°C
Wautoma	54°F / 12°C

Astronomy

October 13, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:09 AM CDT

6:16 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

6:40 AM CDT

6:45 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

6:07 AM CDT

7:18 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:34 AM CDT

7:51 PM CDT

Moon

5:25 PM CDT

5:43 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 04m

Length of Day

11h 07m

Tomorrow will be 2m 53s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 99% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	10 / 14 Full	10 / 21 Last Quarter	10 / 28 New	11 / 5 First Quarter

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Rio, WI

72.9 °F / 22.7 °C

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
77° F \| 52° F 25° C \| 11° C	61° F \| 43° F 16° C \| 6° C	61° F \| 41° F 16° C \| 5° C	56° F \| 40° F 13° C \| 4° C	56° F \| 38° F 13° C \| 3° C
Mostly Cloudy	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Cooler than yesterday.

Forecast for Columbia

Updated: 1:28 PM CDT on October 13, 2008

Active Notice: Record Report (US Severe Weather)

Rest of Today

Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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Tonight

Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Chance of light rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening...then rain showers likely and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

Tuesday

Cooler. Partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of light rain showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny. Chance of light rain showers in the morning...then slight chance of light rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 30 percent.

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Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

Thursday

Partly sunny. Highs around 60.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light rain showers. Lows around 40.

Friday

Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

Saturday

Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

Sunday

Partly sunny. Highs around 60.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Giants vs. Browns	8:30 PM EDT on October 13, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 68 °F / 20 °C
Chargers vs. Bills	1:00 PM EDT on October 19, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F / 13 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Fighting Illini vs. Badgers	11:00 AM CDT on October 25, 2008	Average High 55° F/ 12° C
Seminoles vs. Wolfpack	7:30 PM EDT on October 16, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 70 °F / 21 °C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Rays vs. Red Sox	4:37 PM EDT on October 13, 2008	Mostly Cloudy, 65 °F / 18 °C
Phillies vs. Dodgers	5:22 PM PDT on October 13, 2008	Clear, 76 °F / 24 °C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Guingamp vs. Lens	8:30 PM CEST on October 13, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 66° F/ 19° C
Brentford vs. Notts County	7:45 PM BST on October 13, 2008	Chance of Rain, High 62° F/ 17° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
TUMS QuikPak 500	1:45 PM EDT on October 19, 2008	Clear, 67 °F / 19 °C
Dickies 500	2:45 PM CST on November 02, 2008	Average High 67° F/ 19° C
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1000' wsw of Cowgill airstrip, Rio, WI

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

72.9 °F / 22.7 °C

62 °F / 16 °C

68%

South at 1.1 mph / 1.8 km/h / 0.5 m/s

29.85 in / 1010.7 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

75 °F / 24 °C

922 ft

2:38 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

RAWS PARDEEVILLE WI, Pardeeville, WI

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

74 °F / 23.3 °C

63 °F / 17 °C

68%

SSW at 11 mph / 17.7 km/h / 4.9 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

76 °F / 24 °C

819 ft

1:14 PM CDT

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Kestrel Ridge, Columbus, WI

Columbus WI Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

73.0 °F / 22.8 °C

47 °F / 8 °C

39%

South at 9.6 mph / 15.4 km/h / 4.3 m/s

30.26 in / 1024.6 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

77 °F / 25 °C

384 ft

2:31 PM CDT

Normal

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WIDOT Beaver Dam - USH 151 @ Railroad Br, Beaver Dam, WI

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

73 °F / 22.8 °C

61 °F / 16 °C

65%

SSW at 9 mph / 14.5 km/h / 4.0 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

76 °F / 24 °C

880 ft

1:54 PM CDT

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2 miles North of, Beaver Dam, WI

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

73.2 °F / 22.9 °C

63 °F / 17 °C

70%

SSW at 7.0 mph / 11.3 km/h / 3.1 m/s

30.04 in / 1017.2 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

75 °F / 24 °C

889 ft

2:35 PM CDT

Normal

Fourth Street Weather, Waunakee, WI

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

72.4 °F / 22.4 °C

64 °F / 18 °C

74%

WSW at 2.0 mph / 3.2 km/h / 0.9 m/s

30.11 in / 1019.5 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

74 °F / 23 °C

925 ft

2:38 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

APRSWXNET Beaver Dam WI , Beaver Dam, WI

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

73 °F / 22.8 °C

62 °F / 17 °C

69%

South at 1 mph / 1.6 km/h / 0.4 m/s

30.12 in / 1019.9 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

75 °F / 24 °C

904 ft

2:03 PM 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

72.0 °F / 22.2 °C

53 °F / 12 °C

52%

South at 11.0 mph / 17.7 km/h / 4.9 m/s

30.16 in / 1021.2 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

77 °F / 25 °C

870 ft

2:38 PM CDT

Normal

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APRSWXNET Baraboo WI, Baraboo, WI

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

72 °F / 22.2 °C

63 °F / 17 °C

73%

South at 3 mph / 4.8 km/h / 1.3 m/s

30.11 in / 1019.5 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

74 °F / 23 °C

1019 ft

2:04 PM CDT

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Marquette County, Montello, WI

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

71.0 °F / 21.7 °C

63 °F / 17 °C

75%

SSW at 5.0 mph / 8.0 km/h / 2.2 m/s

29.61 in / 1002.6 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

73 °F / 23 °C

797 ft

2:38 PM CDT

Normal

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	Record Report
Statement as of 1:45 am CDT on October 13, 2008 ... Record high temperature tied yesterday at Madison... At 247 PM yesterday... Sunday October 12th... the temperature reached 83 degrees at Truax field in Madison. This tied the previous record for the day... set in 1995.