Bayfield, Wisconsin Weather
Bayfield, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bayfield, Bayfield County.
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About Bayfield, Wisconsin
Bayfield, a jewel on the edge of the vast, cool expanse of Lake Superior, unfolds in a series of gentle slopes leading down to a harbor alive with the bobbing of sailboats and the occasional hum of a ferry. It lies 61.0 miles east of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 88°T), and is situated 15.4 miles north-north-east of Ashland. The air here, even on a warm afternoon, carries a crisp, invigorating tang, a constant reminder of the immense freshwater sea that defines its character. Rows of colorful clapboard houses, their paint often softened by the sun and wind, cling to the hillsides, their windows catching the shifting light that filters through the dense canopy of birch and pine. It’s a place where the scent of damp earth and pine needles mingles with the briny breath of the lake, a subtle perfume that clings to everything, a whisper of untamed wilderness meeting human endeavor. The story of Bayfield is one of hardy souls drawn by the promise of the land and the bounty of the water. Logging once echoed through these forests, shaping the early economy, but the true enduring wealth has always been tied to the lake – fishing fleets, and more recently, the steady stream of visitors drawn by the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, a dramatic archipelago of sandstone cliffs and sea caves that rise like ancient sentinels from the water. This connection to the natural world is palpable; the pace of life in Bayfield moves with the rhythm of the seasons, a gentle ebb and flow influenced by the coming and going of the sun and the ever-present, immense presence of the lake. The town itself, with its charming shops and welcoming inns, feels like a natural extension of the landscape, a place where history is not a distant echo but a living presence, felt in the worn wood of the docks and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 46.810767°N, 90.81824°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54814 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bayfield, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bayfield, Wisconsin, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Bayfield includes coordinates 46.810767°N, 90.818240°W, situated in Bayfield County. ZIP code 54814. Telephone area code: 715. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
