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Official page for National Weather Service in La Crosse, WI. Details: weather.gov/lacrosse

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11/02/2026

35 years ago much of the Driftless Region was still being impacted by the Halloween Blizzard/Ice Storm.

More information can be found at:

https://www.weather.gov/arx/halloween1991
https://www.weather.gov/dlh/1991halloweenblizzard

11/02/2026

The Driftless Area just had their warmest October since 1963. It was 6 to 10°F warmer than the 1991-2020 normal. Many places saw anywhere from their 3rd to 5th warmest October. It was the 3rd warmest for Rochester, MN (56.1°F) and the 5th warmest for La Crosse, WI (58.4°F). The warmest temperature was 91°F at the Austin Waste Water Treatment Facility, MN (COOP) on October 11. The coldest temperature was 23°F at Sparta Fort McCoy, WI (ASOS) and near Owen, WI (COOP) on October 17.

Rainfall ranged from 1.09" at Winona Dam 5A, MN (COOP) to 4.90" at Guttenberg Lock & Dam 10, IA (COOP). Rainfall anomalies ranged from 2" drier than normal to 2" wetter than normal. The wettest day was near Steuben, WI (COOP) when 2.87" of rain fell from October 3 to October 4.

More climate information for October 2026 can be found at:

https://www.weather.gov/arx/oct2026climate

11/02/2026

11/2 6AM - Rainfall spreads from west to east today with scattered thunder in some spots. Precipitation chances persist through midweek with a widespread 1" of rainfall expected. More seasonable temperatures expected through the latter half of the week.

11/01/2026

11/1 6AM - A dry day is on tap with high temperatures in the 60s for much of the area. Widespread rain embedded with thunder progresses from west to east overnight, lingering over the Upper Mississippi River Valley into midweek. Widespread rainfall amounts near 1" expected with higher amounts near 2" possible in spots by Thursday.

10/31/2026

⏰Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed tonight!

10/31/2026

🎃Certainly will be a cloudy and cool Halloween this evening with temperatures remaining in the 50s. Some shower chances will remain until early evening but will gradually decrease after sunset.

10/31/2026

10/31 6AM - Rain chances through the morning and early afternoon Today gradually weaken through late afternoon and early evening. A temporary break from rainfall expected for Sunday before widespread rain with embedded thunderstorms move through the local area on Monday.

10/30/2026

Did you know that measurable snow is fairly rare on Halloween for the local area?

La Crosse, WI - Since 1896, it has only occurred 3 times (1926 - 2.4", 1995 - 0.5", and 2023 - 1.1").

Rochester, MN - Since 1910, it has only occurred 8 times (1929 - 3.5", 1932 - 1.5", 1954 - 0.6", 1966 - 0.1", 1970 - 0.1", 1989 - 0.4", 1991 - 0.4", 1995 - 1.7", and 2023 - 1.1").

10/30/2026

Rain chances will return from today into Saturday night. The highest rain chances for Halloween will be during the morning and early afternoon. It will then be dry on Sunday. Rain chances return on Monday. High temperatures will be in the lower and mid-50s today, in the 50s on Halloween, and in the lower and mid-60s on Sunday and Monday.

10/30/2026

It was another week with no change in the local drought situation. Moderate (D1) to severe (D2) drought continues north of Interstate 94.

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La Crosse, WI
54601

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+16087847294

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http://www.weather.gov/lacrosse

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