Storm Station
Babcock, Wisconsin
57°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 57°·Light air 4 mph ESE
A chance of rain showers after 9am. Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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72%Humidity
63%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Babcock, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Wisconsin RapidsISW

At an airfield/14.0 mi away/1,007 ft/31 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank43of 347

Nekoosa-6Se Dnr AutomatedNKAW3

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.2 mi away/1,004 ft/28 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank75of 347

Necedah 5 WNW54903

At a climate reference station/17.1 mi away/933 ft/43 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Babcock 0.6 WWI-WD-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/981 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Yellow River 2 N BabcockBBCW3

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/981 ft/5 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wisconsin Rapids, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.0 mi from Babcock. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wisconsin Rapids, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ISWFIG. A THE SKY OVER WISCONSIN RAPIDSSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWisconsin Rapids, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ISWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ISW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Wisconsin Rapids: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ISWFIG. B THE AIR AT WISCONSIN RAPIDSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 48.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEWisconsin Rapids, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ISWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ISW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Wisconsin Rapids, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ISWFIG. C THE WIND AT WISCONSIN RAPIDSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWisconsin Rapids, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ISWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ISW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wisconsin Rapids, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

19 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Babcock

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.