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5 days ago | 
wqow.com | Matt Schaefer
It has been a bit cooler the last couple days of this work week compared to how the week began. There were more freezing and near-frost producing temperatures Friday morning mainly east of WIS-27. Eau Claire had a low of 36° Friday morning, which is right on the edge of where frost becomes possible, though it's not likely until the low drops to 34° or below.
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6 days ago | 
wqow.com | Matt Schaefer
From 18 Storm Track Chief Meteorologist Matt Schaefer:Thursday began cooler than the past several days, and there was even some frost and even freezing temps mainly east of US-53. Frost is most likely with low temperatures at or below 34°. This morning, that was limited to Rusk, NE Chippewa, Taylor, and parts of Clark Counties. Other spots bottomed out in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
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6 days ago | 
wqow.com | Matt Schaefer
Thursday began cooler than the past several days, and there was even some frost and even freezing temps mainly east of US-53. Frost is most likely with low temperatures at or below 34°. This morning, that was limited to Rusk, NE Chippewa, Taylor, and parts of Clark Counties. Other spots bottomed out in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Tonight's chance for frost/brief freeze will be in similar spots with a Frost Advisory in effect for Taylor, Clark, and Jackson counties.
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1 week ago | 
wqow.com | Matt Schaefer
From 18 Storm Track Chief Meteorologist Matt Schaefer:Today was a bit cooler than the past few days. Eau Claire and Western Wisconsin "only" warmed to the low 70s after being in the upper 70s to the mid 80s the past three afternoons. Still, a high of 72° is five degrees warmer than Eau Claire's average high of 67°.
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1 week ago | 
wqow.com | Matt Schaefer
Eau Claire hit 84° today, making it the warmest day since September 28 when the high was 86°! Today was much warmer than Eau Claire's average high of 66°. It still was not record warmth, though, with Eau Claire's record high of 92° set back in 1934. In 1989, the May 6 high temperature was only 39°, which is the record coldest high temperature for today's date.
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1 week ago | 
wqow.com | Matt Schaefer
Eau Claire hit 80° for the first time this year yesterday afternoon, and temperatures were only a couple degrees cooler today. We still were sunny and warm with only a couple clouds from time to time. Eau Claire's average high is 66° today, but the temperature was ten degrees warmer than average. Highs across Western Wisconsin ranged from the low 70s to the upper 70s today.
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1 week ago | 
wqow.com | Matt Schaefer
From 18 Storm Track Chief Meteorologist Matt Schaefer:Eau Claire hit 80° for the first time this year yesterday afternoon, and temperatures were only a couple degrees cooler today. We still were sunny and warm with only a couple clouds from time to time. Eau Claire's average high is 66° today, but the temperature was ten degrees warmer than average. Highs across Western Wisconsin ranged from the low 70s to the upper 70s today.
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1 week ago | 
wqow.com | Matt Schaefer
Drizzle and light rain continued most of Friday before slowly departing in the evening. It made for a dreary day across Western Wisconsin. Additional rain today since 1 AM (midnight standard time) ranged from just a trace up to about 1/2" with most areas under 1/4". Eau Claire added between three and four tenths of an inch today on top of yesterday's roughly 1/10" for a two-day total near 1/2" at the airport. The clouds will clear out overnight, and temps will drop as a result.
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1 week ago | 
wkow.com | Matt Schaefer
Eau Claire (WQOW) - The National Weather Service-Twin Cities office confirmed a fifth tornado from Monday night's storms, all impacting Eau Claire County on April 28, 2025. The fifth tornado to be confirmed was the fourth to touch down on Monday evening just south of Augusta.
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1 week ago | 
wqow.com | Matt Schaefer
Drizzle and scattered showers moved through the Chippewa Valley today, though not everywhere has received measurable rain as of late afternoon. Another round will move through overnight, though additional rainfall shouldn't be more than 1/4". As of 4pm, only a few hundredths of an inch has added up in the Chippewa Valley. Black River Falls, Marshfield, and Wausau picked up a bit more in the 1/4" to 1/2" range. Areas near and north of US-8 didn't pick up anything measurable.
