Birchwood, Wisconsin Weather
Birchwood, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Birchwood, Kewaunee County.
Full aviation weather for Birchwood is published on the Manitowoc County Airport (KMTW) page, 38 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. 4 airfields within reach of Birchwood 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 Birchwood: Austin Straubel International Airport (KGRB) 44 km · Door County Cherryland Airport (KSUE) 44 km · J. Douglas Bake Memorial Airport (KOCQ) 54 km
Conditions reported at KMTW describe the airfield itself. Weather 38 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Birchwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Birchwood.
About Birchwood, Wisconsin
Birchwood lies where the land begins its slow, deliberate tilt toward Lake Michigan. It lies 6.5 miles south-west of Pierce, WI (from Pierce, WI: bearing 218°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west of Kewaunee. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, cradle pockets of dense woods and open fields, a mosaic that shifts with the sunlight. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a constant, quiet exhalation from the surrounding forests. In late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, honeyed shadows that stretch across the undulating terrain, lending a gentle, almost melancholic beauty to the landscape. The very shape of the hills suggests a patient sculptor, one who works with millennia rather than years, smoothing the rough edges and leaving behind a landscape of enduring, understated grace. The history of Birchwood is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring rhythm of agriculture that has shaped its character. For generations, the fertile soil has yielded its bounty, a testament to the hardy spirit of those who first settled this land. The local economy, tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, hums with a quiet industry, punctuated by the occasional rumble of machinery and the distant lowing of cattle. While not a hub of bustling commerce, Birchwood possesses a distinct self-reliance, a deep understanding of the land's offerings. The nearby waters, though not a dominant feature of Birchwood itself, whisper of the broader network of waterways that have always facilitated trade and connection, hinting at a past where rivers and lakes were the highways of this region.
Live animated radar for Birchwood 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 | Birchwood, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.458053°N, 87.571475°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54216, 54817 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Birchwood, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Birchwood, 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 Birchwood includes coordinates 44.458053°N, 87.571475°W, situated in Kewaunee County. ZIP code 54216, 54817. 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.
