Arlington, Wisconsin Weather
Arlington, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arlington, Columbia County.
Full aviation weather for Arlington is published on the Waunakee Airport (K6P3) page, 19 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Arlington have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Arlington: Dane County Regional Truax Field (KMSN) 22 km · Portage Municipal Airport (KC47) 26 km · Middleton Municipal Morey Field (KC29) 28 km · Blackhawk Airfield (K87Y) 30 km · Sauk-Prairie Airport (K91C) 31 km
Conditions reported at K6P3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Arlington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Arlington.
About Arlington, Wisconsin
Arlington rests in a landscape that speaks of a long, slow shaping by water and ice. It lies 13.6 miles north-west of Sun Prairie, WI (from Sun Prairie, WI: bearing 322°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-north-west of DeForest. Rolling hills, etched with the subtle contours of ancient glacial activity, give way to broad, fertile plains where agriculture has long been king. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer evenings, carries the sweet, earthy scent of freshly tilled soil and the distant hum of cicadas. In winter, the sky often hangs low and grey, a vast expanse mirroring the quiet slumber of the land, yet the sharp, clean bite of the wind promises a bracing clarity. The story of Arlington is written in the fields and the enduring spirit of its people. Its roots are firmly planted in the rich Wisconsin soil, a testament to the generations of farmers who have coaxed sustenance from this ground, their livelihoods tied to the predictable cycles of sun and rain. While agriculture remains its heart, the quiet industriousness of its residents is evident in the small businesses that serve the local needs, a subtle economic engine humming beneath the surface of everyday life. The community carries a sense of quiet resilience, a deep connection to the land that has sustained it, and a welcoming openness that defines the character of Arlington.
Live animated radar for Arlington and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Arlington, Columbia County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.338044°N, 89.380396°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53911 |
| Area Code | 920 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arlington, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arlington, Wisconsin, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Arlington includes coordinates 43.338044°N, 89.380396°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 53911. Telephone area code: 920. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
