A few passing clouds, otherwise generally clear. Low 57F. Winds light and variable.
A few passing clouds, otherwise generally clear. Low 57F. Winds light and variable.
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 81F. Winds light and variable.
Wind: E @ 4 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 52%
Wind Chill: 74°
Heat Index: 74°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 55°
Wind: ENE @ 3 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 60%
Wind Chill: 71°
Heat Index: 71°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 56°
Wind: ENE @ 3 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 66%
Wind Chill: 68°
Heat Index: 68°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 56°
Wind: ENE @ 3 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 76%
Wind Chill: 65°
Heat Index: 65°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 58°
Wind: ENE @ 3 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 79%
Wind Chill: 64°
Heat Index: 64°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 57°
Wind: NE @ 2 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 83%
Wind Chill: 62°
Heat Index: 62°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 57°
Wind: NE @ 2 mph
Precip: 3% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: 61°
Heat Index: 61°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 56°
Wind: NNE @ 2 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: 61°
Heat Index: 61°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 56°
Wind: NNE @ 2 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: 61°
Heat Index: 61°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 56°
Wind: NNE @ 2 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 89%
Wind Chill: 59°
Heat Index: 59°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 56°
Wind: NNE @ 3 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 88%
Wind Chill: 59°
Heat Index: 59°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
Dew Point: 55°
Wind: NE @ 2 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 90%
Wind Chill: 58°
Heat Index: 58°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 7 mi
Dew Point: 55°
Rye harvest is finished, and the bean pods are continuing to grow in this area of western Wisconsin. We had 4.5 to 5 inches of rain reported during the big rain the weekend of Aug. 9 and 10, with minimal damage to crops and roads. August seems to be a bad month for storms, especially large d…
We need to be careful what we say around here because the corn has ears! Kaleb Ellis adds that the soybeans have pods, and the rye is looking for a combine.
July proved correct the old adage that if one wishes different weather in Wisconsin, just wait a couple of days. In the far north the month started off cool and dry. Rains later came along with flash-flood and tornado warnings. Hay already cut was soaked. Hot and humid days flowed in. There …
We鈥檙e in the summer slump as far as farm work is concerned. Second-crop hay is finished, the corn and beans are growing and maturing, the small grains are turning gold, and animals are eating and gaining.
It can be wonderful when prayers are answered. And evidently some prayers for rain in far-northern Wisconsin were especially productive. By mid-month some fields that had challenges with germination early in the season due to dryness had standing rainwater in low spots. Hayfields and pasture…
On Wisconsin鈥檚 Lake Superior coast folks have a saying for boaters, 鈥淭he lake is the boss.鈥 But because the huge lake affects climate and weather, the lake can also be the boss of farmers.
We鈥檝e been fortunate so far with a good growing season in far-western Wisconsin. We鈥檝e had the right amount of rain with plenty of heat and sunshine. The crops in this area all look good.
This week鈥檚 report finds us in wait mode before second-crop hay starts. Kaleb Ellis has his Commercial Driver鈥檚 License so he鈥檚 been filling in as a driver for a local construction company hauling gravel and shale for new chicken barns.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been cold, but it鈥檚 the best crop we鈥檝e ever had, with no yellow corn and everything is growing even,鈥 said Kaleb Ellis about this year鈥檚 corn and bean crops. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 finally getting to the nitrogen that was stashed away. After that inch of rain everything kept perking up. Every …
Grandpa could always sleep, no matter what worry faced him. Somehow the tiny milk check and other farm income would pay the mortgage and the other bills. It could be that he was confident, but more likely it was that he was tired from working the fields with teams of horses.
After another mostly brown and dry winter in far-northern Wisconsin some precipitation started to fall as 2024 gave way to 2025. The moisture did help, but by May along Wisconsin鈥檚 Lake Superior coast conditions remained abnormally dry. And though a broad swath of the state鈥檚 center had norm…
鈥淲e usually like to gear up in April (but) it was all wet and soggy for a good two weeks,鈥 said Kaleb Ellis about this year鈥檚 start to the growing season.
Looking back on 2024, most would agree that it was a see-saw sort of year. The year began with a dry brown winter. Many folks in far-northern Wisconsin who depend upon snow and ice for their winter livelihoods were hurting because trails were closed 鈥 including snowmobile trails that cross f…
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