Portage, WI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

1°F
Feels Like -6°F  
Humidity 75% Dew Point -5°F Wind NW 3 MPH Gusts 5 Barometer N/A
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 7.9 mi. E of central Portage
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Sunny, High 15F, Low 5F
15
5
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Snow, High 25F, Low 16F
30%
25
16
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Partly Sunny, High 24F, Low 3F
24
3
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Mostly Sunny, High 17F, Low -4F
17
-4
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Snow, High 21F, Low 12F
30%
21
12
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Snow, High 31F, Low 15F
20%
31
15
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Snow, High 31F
50%
31
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Warming trend through the week with high temperatures climbing from 15°F to 31°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 32°F with lows around 16°F.

This Date in Weather History

1972 - Winds gusting to 70 mph sent the temperature at Livingston, MT, plunging from 52 degrees to 18 degrees in just twenty minutes.

More on this and other weather history

Portage, WI 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Snow

Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday Dec 6

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Snow

Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.

Sunday Dec 7

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. North wind around 5 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Calm wind.

Monday Dec 8

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.

Snow

Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Dec 9

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

Snow

Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

Day: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.


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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