Storm Station
De Soto, Wisconsin
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light air 2 mph ESE
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. 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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81%Humidity
81%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest De Soto, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ViroquaY51

At an airfield/18.1 mi away/1,283 ft/423 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank242of 354

measured daily2 instruments

De Soto 5.8 NEWI-VR-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.6 mi away/1,163 ft/303 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Genoa Dam 8GENW3

At a dam/10.0 mi away/643 ft/217 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Viroqua, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.1 mi from De Soto. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,400 ft; the ceiling is 4,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Viroqua, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, the ceiling at 4,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y51FIG. A THE SKY OVER VIROQUASECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEViroqua, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS Y51TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y51-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 52.7 F, 91 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Viroqua: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.7, 91 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y51FIG. B THE AIR AT VIROQUATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 52.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 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 POINTTITLEViroqua, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y51TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y51-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Viroqua, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y51FIG. C THE WIND AT VIROQUAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEViroqua, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y51TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y51-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mississippi River AT Genoa Dam 8 (GENW3), 10.0 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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

Near De Soto

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