NOAA WEATHER RADIO
WNG-564/Black River Falls, WI
This station provides complete and up-to-the minute weather
information for residents in Westcentral Wisconsin. The following is
the broadcast schedule:
- A regional forecast is broadcast 24 hours a day and provides
a summary of anticipated weather for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa,
and northern Illinois. It is updated at 430 am, 1030 am, 330 pm, and 830 pm.
- A seven day forecast for the Western Wisconsin is broadcast 24
hours a day and updated at 430 am and 430 pm, or
whenever needed.
- Current weather conditions for selected locations across the
upper Midwest are broadcast continuously and are updated
approximately 5 minutes past each hour. When precipitation is
occuring within about 130 miles of Central Wisconsin, a radar
summary is provided.
- A short term forecast of expected weather conditions in the next
2 to 4 hours is broadcast when precipitation is in the area or weather conditions are changing.
- A brief climatological report is broadcast from 8 to 10 am, and 8 to 10 pm.
This report will include high and low temperatures, along with precipitation for
the Sparta, Eau Claire, and La Crosse.
- Other statements are periodically run on
a varied schedule. These statements may include montly climate
summaries, informational topics, or statements about extreme
weather conditions.
- A warning alarm test is conducted every Wednesday between 1100
am and 1200 pm. If severe weather is forecast or threatens,
the test is postponed until the next "good" weather day.
WNG-564
- serves the following counties in Wisconsin:
Clark, Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe, Trempealeau, and Wood.