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Lake conditions
Lake Wausau — 2026-10-20
Conditions overviewToday's environmental conditions for this lake. Pick a species above to layer its bite forecast on top.
- Season
- Fall
- Moon
- 68% illuminated, waxingFirst Quarter
- Est. surface temp
- 62.3°F
- Pressure
- 30.42 inHgRising
Est. water temp
62.3°F
v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading
Air vs. last week
13°F cooler
41°F now vs 54°F this time last week
Measured air temperature at the nearest weather station — not water
Sun & moon
- Sunrise
- 7:20 AM
- Sunset
- 6:05 PM
- Moonrise
- 3:40 PM
- Moonset
- 12:56 AM
Sky, wind & pressuremidday · 12 PM
- Cloud cover
- 15%
- Precip chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 6 mph SSE
- Pressure
- 30.42 inHg Rising
Today's solunar periods
- Minor: 12:26 AM–1:26 AM
- Major: 7:25 AM–9:25 AM
- Minor: 3:10 PM–4:10 PM
- Major: 7:47 PM–9:47 PM
South-southeast wind at 6 mph — the north-northwest shore is windward.
Wind tends to push food, then baitfish, toward the bank it blows into — a rule of thumb, not a guarantee of where fish are. It says nothing about whether that shore is public or reachable.
Location
Lake Wausau · 44.9187, -89.6335
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Lake outline: WI DNR 24K Hydrography Lakes and Open Water