Barometric Pressure Forecast for Neenah, Wisconsin
Barometric pressure forecast for Neenah, Wisconsin — where the Fox River leaves Lake Winnebago, between a shallow inland lake and the cold water of Green Bay. See current barometric pressure and what it means for weather-sensitive people.
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Pressure and weather in Neenah
Neenah stands at the north end of Lake Winnebago where the Fox River flows out toward Green Bay, in the flat lowland of the Fox Valley with the Niagara escarpment running along the lake's eastern shore. Two bodies of water shape the local climate in different ways. Lake Winnebago is broad but very shallow, so it warms quickly in spring, generates a modest lake breeze on summer afternoons that can keep the shoreline several degrees cooler, and then freezes solid in midwinter, after which its influence disappears entirely for two or three months. Lake Michigan and Green Bay, deeper and colder, hold their influence far longer and can hold spring afternoons chilly when the wind comes from the east. Neither shows much in the barometric pressure record, which here is driven almost entirely by passing systems. Alberta clippers dive southeast out of Canada with quick, shallow minima and light powdery snow, while Colorado and Panhandle lows travelling further produce the region's blizzards, with slow, deep falls in current barometric pressure followed by strong northwest wind and blowing snow across the open farmland. Behind them, arctic highs build to some of the highest sea-level pressures recorded anywhere. Summer brings overnight thunderstorm complexes crossing from Minnesota. A barometric pressure forecast for Neenah is most valuable from November through March.
What this means for you
Can barometric pressure cause headaches? East-central Wisconsin swings between very deep winter lows and unusually strong arctic highs, so the annual range in pressure here is wide. If high readings affect you as much as low ones, this is a good place to notice it. Track current barometric pressure in Pressure Pal and use it as a migraine tracker app through the cold season.