Portage, WI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

57°F
Feels Like 57°F  
Humidity 69% Dew Point 47°F Wind SE 5 MPH Gusts 9 Barometer N/A
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 7.9 miles E of central Portage
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Mostly Cloudy, Low 52F
 
52
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Clear, High 63F, Low 29F
63
29
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 46F, Low 23F
46
23
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 27F
44
27
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Rain, High 42F, Low 25F
20%
42
25
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 46F, Low 32F
46
32
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Rain, High 47F, Low 32F
50%
47
32

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 63°F to a low of 42°F, then recover to 47°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain on most days, including one day with wintry mix.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 45°F with lows around 27°F.

This Date in Weather History

1974 - A storm produced 15 inches of snow at the Buffalo, NY, airport, and 30 inches on the south shore of Lake Erie.

More on this and other weather history

Portage, WI 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Clear

Day: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Nov 18

Rain

Day: A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Thursday Nov 20

Rain

Day: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Rain

Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Friday Nov 21

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.


About Portage, WI

Portage is a city in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Columbia County. It is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Portage was named for the Fox–Wisconsin Waterway, a portage between the Fox River and the Wisconsin River, which was recognized by Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet during their discovery of a route to the Mississippi River in 1673. The city's slogan is "Where the North Begins."

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