Storm Station
Mercer, Wisconsin
49° 67°/49°
Clear· Feels like 49°·Light air 3 mph SSE
A slight chance of rain showers between 4am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
0UV Low
-Air quality
87%Humidity
10%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
49feels49
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6749
10%
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7252
fog
Tue
Sep 29
7054
50%
13mph
rain light
Wed
Sep 30
6357
50%
drizzle light
Thu
Oct 1
6243
19%
15mph
drizzle light
Fri
Oct 2
5737
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
5940
16%
14mph
overcast
49°
67°49°
72°52°
70°54°
63°57°
62°43°
57°37°
59°40°

As of 3:15 AM in Mercer, Wisconsin.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mercer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

USH 51 at STH 182WI082

Beside a road/3.5 mi away/1,591 ft/12 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Manitowish WatersD25

At an airfield/9.3 mi away/1,603 ft/level with here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank217of 347

Field - Smith RapidsSMRW3

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.2 mi away/1,566 ft/37 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank38of 347

measured daily2 instruments

Mercer 0.4 NWI-IR-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/1,614 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MercerMERW3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/1,621 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Manitowish Waters, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.3 mi from Mercer. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Manitowish Waters, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT D25FIG. A THE SKY OVER MANITOWISH WATERSSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEManitowish Waters, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS D25TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-D25-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Manitowish Waters: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT D25FIG. B THE AIR AT MANITOWISH WATERSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.2 FTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 3.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEManitowish Waters, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS D25TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-D25-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Manitowish Waters, 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 D25FIG. C THE WIND AT MANITOWISH WATERSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEManitowish Waters, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS D25TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-D25-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mercer (MERW3), 0.4 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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