Birch Hill, Wisconsin Weather
Birch Hill, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Birch Hill, Ashland County.
Full aviation weather for Birch Hill is published on the John F Kennedy Memorial Airport (KASX) page, 28 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. 2 airfields within reach of Birch Hill 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 Birch Hill: Gogebic Iron County Airport (KIWD) 32 km
Conditions reported at KASX describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Birch Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Birch Hill.
About Birch Hill, Wisconsin
Birch Hill rises from the undulating terrain of northern Wisconsin, a scattering of buildings embraced by the deep green of boreal forests. It lies 74.8 miles east of Superior, WI (from Superior, WI: bearing 100°T), and is situated 16.4 miles east-south-east of Ashland. The land here is a study in quiet resilience, shaped by glacial past and the persistent cycle of seasons. Pine and aspen dominate the skyline, their needles whispering secrets to the wind, while the ground beneath is a soft carpet of moss and fallen leaves, damp with the perpetual breath of the surrounding woods. Small, clear streams, cold even in the height of summer, thread their way through the landscape, their banks often edged with fern and the occasional splash of wild rhododendron. The air carries the clean scent of resin and damp earth, a fragrance that settles deep into the lungs and speaks of a wilder, less tamed world. The history of Birch Hill is intrinsically tied to the bounty of its forests and the ingenuity of those who sought to harness it. Logging camps once dotted the edges of this wilderness, their inhabitants carving out a living from the towering trees that have since been replanted and managed with a mindful hand. Today, the local economy still draws strength from the woods, with sustainable forestry and wood product manufacturing forming the backbone of Birch Hill's enterprise. The whispers of the past are echoed in the weathered barns and the quiet pride of families who have lived and worked this land for generations, their stories woven into the very fabric of the place, a testament to a life lived in close communion with the rhythms of nature.
Live animated radar for Birch Hill 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.
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| Location | Birch Hill, Ashland County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 46.5209°N, 90.5555°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54559 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Birch Hill, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Birch Hill, 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 Birch Hill includes coordinates 46.520900°N, 90.555500°W, situated in Ashland County. ZIP code 54559. 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. 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.
