What is the weather in Eau Claire, WI right now?

The latest observation from Chippewa Valley Regional Airport was 43°F and light rain, reported at 10/26/2026, 6:05 PM CDT.

Will it rain in Eau Claire, WI in the next 24 hours?

The hourly forecast shows an 88% chance of precipitation around 10/26/2026, 6:00 PM CDT.

What is the 10-day forecast for Eau Claire, WI?

The first 8 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 9 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 4) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 59°F to 61°F and up to a 39% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Eau Claire, WI today?

Sunrise is about 7:36 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:03 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).

What is the normal October weather in Eau Claire, WI?

At Eau Claire 3sw, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 58°F and the normal low is 40°F.

Checked Oct 26, 2026

Eau Claire, WI Weather

Current conditions, hourly and 10-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Eau Claire, WI current weather

43°F

Light Rain

H -- / L 42°Feels like 37°

Rain ending around 4 AM

Observed at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (4 mi away), 10/26/2026, 6:05 PM CDT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 5:56 PM

Now43°88%
7 PM43°82%
8 PM42°76%
9 PM42°67%
10 PM42°66%
11 PM43°65%
Tue12 AM43°55%
1 AM43°47%
2 AM44°38%
3 AM44°30%
4 AM45°26%
5 AM45°29%
6 AM46°34%
7 AM46°32%
8 AM44°29%
9 AM46°30%
10 AM47°28%
11 AM50°30%
12 PM53°18%
1 PM54°17%
2 PM55°15%
3 PM57°14%
4 PM57°10%
5 PM58°
6 PM57°
7 PM56°
8 PM55°
9 PM55°
10 PM55°
11 PM55°
Wed12 AM55°
1 AM53°10%
2 AM54°11%
3 AM53°11%
4 AM53°14%
5 AM53°18%
6 AM52°21%
7 AM55°22%
8 AM55°22%
9 AM58°22%
10 AM61°22%
11 AM64°22%
12 PM67°22%
1 PM70°17%
2 PM71°17%
3 PM72°17%
4 PM72°17%
5 PM70°17%

10-day forecast

Tap a day for details

Today10/2688% chance of precipitationLow 42°High
Tonight: Rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Light Rain
Tue10/2734% chance of precipitationLow 52°High 58°
Tuesday: A chance of rain before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Chance Light Rain
Wed10/2890% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 72°
Wednesday: A slight chance of rain before 7am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Slight Chance Light Rain then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Thu10/2928% chance of precipitationLow 39°High 64°
Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Fri10/3044% chance of precipitationLow 47°High 63°
Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Sat10/3155% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 64°
Saturday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Rain Showers Likely
Sun11/135% chance of precipitationLow 50°High 66°
Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Chance Rain Showers
Mon11/248% chance of precipitationLow High 64°
Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Chance Rain Showers
Model blend
Tue11/3Model blend39% chance of precipitationLow 40°High 61°
Tuesday: Chance of rain. High near 61°. Low that night near 40°. About 0.09 in of precipitation.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.
Wed11/4Model blend31% chance of precipitationLow 37°High 59°
Wednesday: Chance of rain. High near 59°. Low that night near 37°. About 0.05 in of precipitation.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

Forecast for 44.811, -91.505 from the NWS MPX office, updated 10/26/2026, 5:56 PM CDT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Days 9 to 10: NOAA National Blend of Models, station KEAU (Eau Claire/Chippewa Valley Rgnl, 4 mi), model run 10/26/2026, 3:00 PM CDT

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

Now43°Light Rain88%5 mph
7 PM43°Light Rain82%10 mph
8 PM42°Light Rain76%10 mph
9 PM42°Light Rain Likely67%10 mph
10 PM42°Light Rain Likely66%10 mph
11 PM43°Light Rain Likely65%10 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

MonNow43°Feels 39°88%0.02"Sky 100%5g15
7 PM43°Feels 38°82%0.02"Sky 100%10g16
8 PM42°Feels 37°76%0.02"Sky 100%10g18
9 PM42°Feels 36°67%0.02"Sky 100%10g20
10 PM42°Feels 36°66%0.02"Sky 100%10g20
11 PM43°Feels 38°65%0.02"Sky 100%10g21
Tue 10/2712 AM43°Feels 37°55%0.02"Sky 100%10g25
1 AM43°Feels 38°47%0.01"Sky 87%10g26
2 AM44°Feels 38°38%0.01"Sky 85%10g24
3 AM44°Feels 38°30%0.01"Sky 79%10g28
4 AM45°Feels 39°26%0.01"Sky 80%10g29
5 AM45°Feels 40°29%0.01"Sky 78%10g26
6 AM46°Feels 41°34%0.01"Sky 71%10g22
7 AM46°Feels 41°32% Sky 71%10g23
8 AM44°Feels 38°29% Sky 71%10g24
9 AM46°Feels 41°30% Sky 73%10g29
10 AM47°Feels 41°28% Sky 78%15g24
11 AM50°Feels 46°30% Sky 75%10g23
12 PM53° 18% Sky 82%10g21
1 PM54° 17% Sky 78%10g18
2 PM55° 15% Sky 86%10g17
3 PM57° 14% Sky 85%10g17
4 PM57° 10% Sky 85%10g17
5 PM58° 9% Sky 96%10g15
6 PM57° 9% Sky 87%5g14
7 PM56° 8% Sky 81%5g13
8 PM55° 8% Sky 68%5g12
9 PM55° 9% Sky 69%5g10
10 PM55° 6% Sky 83%5g10
11 PM55° 7% Sky 85%5g10
Wed 10/2812 AM55° 9% Sky 85%5
1 AM53° 10% Sky 76%5
2 AM54° 11% Sky 67%5
3 AM53° 11% Sky 69%5g10
4 AM53° 14% Sky 76%5
5 AM53° 18% Sky 82%5
6 AM52° 21% Sky 89%5
7 AM55° 22% Sky 67%5g12
8 AM55° 22% Sky 69%5g12
9 AM58° 22% Sky 67%5g12
10 AM61° 22% Sky 64%5g13
11 AM64° 22% Sky 56%5g14
12 PM67° 22% Sky 48%5g15
1 PM70° 17% Sky 40%10g16
2 PM71° 17% Sky 39%10g17
3 PM72° 17% Sky 37%10g18
4 PM72° 17% Sky 36%10g18
5 PM70° 17% Sky 46%10g18
6 PM68° 17% Sky 56%10g18
7 PM66° 90%0.03"Sky 66%10g18
8 PM65° 90%0.03"Sky 73%10g18
9 PM64° 90%0.03"Sky 79%10g18
10 PM63° 90%0.03"Sky 86%10g18
11 PM62° 90%0.03"Sky 83%5g17
Thu 10/2912 AM62° 90%0.03"Sky 80%5g16
1 AM61° 28% Sky 77%5g15
2 AM60° 28% Sky 78%5g14
3 AM58° 28% Sky 79%5g14
4 AM57° 28% Sky 80%5g13
5 AM56° 28% Sky 77%5g13
6 AM55° 28% Sky 74%5g12
7 AM54° 13% Sky 71%5g12
8 AM54° 13% Sky 55%5g12
9 AM55° 13% Sky 39%5g12
10 AM56° 13% Sky 23%5g12
11 AM58° 13% Sky 22%5g12
12 PM61° 13% Sky 22%5g13
1 PM63° 3% Sky 21%5g13
2 PM64° 3% Sky 18%5g13
3 PM64° 3% Sky 15%5g14
4 PM64° 3% Sky 12%5g13
5 PM62° 3% Sky 11%5g10
6 PM60° 3% Sky 11%5
7 PM57° 0% Sky 10%0g6
8 PM54° 0% Sky 10%0g5
9 PM51° 0% Sky 10%0g5
10 PM49° 0% Sky 10%0
11 PM48° 0% Sky 10%0
Fri 10/3012 AM47° 0% Sky 10%0
1 AM46° 3% Sky 16%0
2 AM45° 3% Sky 16%0
3 AM44° 3% Sky 16%0
4 AM43° 3% Sky 16%0
5 AM42° 3% Sky 16%0g5
6 AM42° 3% Sky 16%0g5
7 AM43° 13% Sky 45%0g6
8 AM45° 13% Sky 45%0g7
9 AM49° 13% Sky 45%0g7
10 AM52° 13% Sky 45%5
11 AM55° 13% Sky 45%5
12 PM58° 13% Sky 45%5
1 PM60° 24% Sky 60%5g10
2 PM61° 24% Sky 60%5g10
3 PM62° 24% Sky 60%5g10
4 PM62° 24% Sky 60%5g10
5 PM61° 24% Sky 60%5g10
6 PM60° 24% Sky 60%5
7 PM58° 30% Sky 73%5
8 PM57° 30% Sky 73%5
9 PM55° 30% Sky 73%5
10 PM54° 30% Sky 73%5
11 PM53° 30% Sky 73%5
Sat 10/3112 AM53° 30% Sky 73%5g10
1 AM52° 44%0.01"Sky 75%5g10
2 AM51° 44%0.01"Sky 75%5g10
3 AM50° 44%0.01"Sky 75%5g10
4 AM50° 44%0.01"Sky 75%5g10
5 AM50° 44%0.01"Sky 75%5g10
6 AM50° 44%0.01"Sky 75%5g12
7 AM51° 55%0.02"Sky 78%5g12
8 AM52° 55%0.02"Sky 78%5g12
9 AM53° 55%0.02"Sky 78%5g13
10 AM55° 55%0.02"Sky 78%5g13
11 AM57° 55%0.02"Sky 78%5g13
12 PM60° 55%0.02"Sky 78%5g14
1 PM62° 42% Sky 84%5g14
2 PM63° 42% Sky 84%5g14
3 PM64° 42% Sky 84%5g14
4 PM64° 42% Sky 84%5g14
5 PM63° 42% Sky 84%5g13
6 PM62° 42% Sky 84%5g13
7 PM61° 39% Sky 83%5g12
8 PM60° 39% Sky 83%5g10
9 PM59° 39% Sky 83%5g10
10 PM58° 39% Sky 83%5
11 PM57° 39% Sky 83%5
Sun 11/112 AM57° 39% Sky 83%0g9
1 AM56° 36% Sky 71%0g9
1 AM56° 36% Sky 71%0g9
2 AM55° 36% Sky 71%0g9
3 AM55° 36% Sky 71%0g9
4 AM54° 36% Sky 71%0g9
5 AM54° 36% Sky 71%0g8
6 AM54° 31% Sky 73%0g8
7 AM55° 31% Sky 73%5
8 AM57° 31% Sky 73%5
9 AM59° 31% Sky 73%5g10
10 AM61° 31% Sky 73%5g12
11 AM63° 31% Sky 73%5g12
12 PM64° 18% Sky 67%5g13
1 PM65° 18% Sky 67%5g14
2 PM66° 18% Sky 67%5g14
3 PM66° 18% Sky 67%5g14
4 PM65° 18% Sky 67%5g14
5 PM64° 18% Sky 67%5g13
6 PM62° 19% Sky 76%5g12
7 PM61° 19% Sky 76%5g12
8 PM59° 19% Sky 76%5g10
9 PM58° 19% Sky 76%5g10
10 PM57° 19% Sky 76%5g10
11 PM56° 19% Sky 76%5g10
Mon 11/212 AM55° 35% Sky 74%5g10
1 AM54° 35% Sky 74%5g10
2 AM54° 35% Sky 74%5g12
3 AM53° 35% Sky 74%5g12
4 AM52° 35% Sky 74%5g12

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · amount in inches (T = trace) · sky cover · wind and gusts (g) in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/26/2026, 5:56 PM CDT

Rain and snow totals

Next 3 days, NWS forecast grid

Rain (liquid): 0.38 in
Snow: 0.00 in
Ice: 0.00 in

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

Latest

Nearby hazards

Wisconsin hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

UV and air quality forecast

EPA and AirNow

UV index today (Eau Claire): 0Low

UV index guide · Air quality

Drought

By county

Eau Claire County, week of 10/20/2026

100% of the county is in moderate drought or worse.

Frequently asked questions

What is the weather in Eau Claire, WI right now?: The latest observation from Chippewa Valley Regional Airport was 43°F and light rain, reported at 10/26/2026, 6:05 PM CDT.
Will it rain in Eau Claire, WI in the next 24 hours?: The hourly forecast shows an 88% chance of precipitation around 10/26/2026, 6:00 PM CDT.
What is the 10-day forecast for Eau Claire, WI?: The first 8 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 9 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 4) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 59°F to 61°F and up to a 39% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Eau Claire, WI today?: Sunrise is about 7:36 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:03 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Eau Claire, WI?: At Eau Claire 3sw, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 58°F and the normal low is 40°F.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise: 7:36 AM
Sunset: 6:03 PM
Daylight: 10 hr 27 min
Moon: Full Moon 99% lit

First light (civil dawn): 7:06 AM
Last light (civil dusk): 6:33 PM
Moonrise: 5:52 PM
Moonset: 8:18 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 58°, low 40°, precipitation 2.48 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Eau Claire 3sw, 2 mi away.

Other places nearby

Data sources

National Weather Service APINOAA
National Blend of Models (NBM) text guidanceNOAA National Weather Service
Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research

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