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Lake Geneva, WI
Right Now
- Humidity: 41%
- Feels Like: 56°
- Heat Index: 58°
- Wind: 9 mph
- Wind Chill: 56°
- UV Index: 0 Low
- Sunrise: 07:10:22 AM
- Sunset: 06:06:40 PM
- Dew Point: 35°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Clear skies. Low 39F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear skies. Low 39F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow
Sunny, along with a few afternoon clouds. High 68F. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 5%
Sunrise: 07:10:22 AM
Sunset: 06:06:40 PM
Humidity: 66%
Wind: SSW @ 9 mph
UV Index: 0 Low
Sunday Night
Clear skies. Low 39F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Rain: 5%
Sunrise: 07:11:33 AM
Sunset: 06:05:05 PM
Humidity: 56%
Wind: SSW @ 4 mph
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Low 39F. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 8%
Sunrise: 07:12:44 AM
Sunset: 06:03:32 PM
Humidity: 62%
Wind: ESE @ 5 mph
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Tuesday Night
Clear skies. Low 41F. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 7%
Sunrise: 07:13:56 AM
Sunset: 06:01:59 PM
Humidity: 60%
Wind: SSW @ 3 mph
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Wednesday Night
Clear skies. Low 41F. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 6%
Sunrise: 07:15:08 AM
Sunset: 06:00:28 PM
Humidity: 59%
Wind: E @ 4 mph
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Thursday Night
Mainly clear skies. Low 42F. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 7%
Sunrise: 07:16:20 AM
Sunset: 05:58:57 PM
Humidity: 59%
Wind: SSE @ 8 mph
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Low 46F. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 5%
Sunrise: 07:17:33 AM
Sunset: 05:57:28 PM
Humidity: 56%
Wind: S @ 9 mph
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy. Low 49F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
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Water years don't match the calendar year, and there's a reason for that.
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Brandi D. Addison
USA Today
A stronger-than-normal polar vortex is taking shape over the North Pole. That might sound like a recipe for a brutally cold winter, but it isn't that simple.
The summer was a dry one, too, as only a few areas in western and southern Wisconsin saw above-normal precipitation.
- Ignacio Calderon and Doyle Rice USA Today
The United States’ scorching summer of 2026 was a record-breaker, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Sept. 9.
- KEITH WEIR Reuters
Both July and August are on track to be the warmest on record, reflecting a trend of rising temperatures across the country.
Why doesn't gravity bring clouds down? Why are some clouds flat on the bottom and fluffy on top?
- TEAGAN KING
Wisconsin’s 2026 total also includes four EF-3s, a rarity for the state.
The eye is one of the storm’s most recognizable features, but it is not the most dangerous part. That distinction belongs to the eyewall, the ring of towering thunderstorms that surrounds the eye.
- Jeanine Santucci, Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver USA Today
Tropical Storm Dolly has formed in the Atlantic, just days after music icon Dolly Parton's death, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
- SABINE MARTIN
Wisconsin will begin to experience the partial lunar eclipse at 10:12 p.m. on Thursday and in Madison, the lunar eclipse will peak an hour later.
- mitch.fink
The most significant lunar eclipse visible in the U.S. until 2029 will be observable in the Racine area Thursday night and into Friday.

