Black Earth, Wisconsin Weather
Black Earth, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Black Earth, Dane County.
Full aviation weather for Black Earth is published on the Middleton Municipal Morey Field (KC29) page, 18 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 Black Earth 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 Black Earth: Sauk-Prairie Airport (K91C) 18 km · Waunakee Airport (K6P3) 24 km · Dane County Regional Truax Field (KMSN) 33 km · Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Regional Airport (KDLL) 43 km · Blackhawk Airfield (K87Y) 46 km
Conditions reported at KC29 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Black Earth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Black Earth, Wisconsin
Black Earth lies in a broad, shallow valley, a place where the land seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 18.0 miles west-north-west of Madison, WI (from Madison, WI: bearing 284°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north of Mount Horeb. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep green of summer or the stark, skeletal beauty of winter, embrace the small cluster of buildings that constitute the village. The soil, dark and rich, hints at the fertile agricultural heart of this region, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon stretches to meet it. Even on a windless day, a gentle breeze often whispers through the mature oaks and maples that line the streets, carrying the faint scent of damp earth and ripening grain, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very air. The history of Black Earth is written in its sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the weathered faces of its long-time residents. Founded in the mid-19th century, its early prosperity was tied to the rich farmland that surrounds it, a bounty that continues to sustain the local economy through agriculture and related businesses. The Black Earth Creek, a modest waterway, meanders nearby, a quiet witness to the passage of generations. While the pace of life in Black Earth is unhurried, a sense of enduring community persists, a quiet strength drawn from the land and the shared experiences of its people, a place that feels both grounded and remarkably enduring.
Live animated radar for Black Earth 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 | Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.137215°N, 89.74679°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53515 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Black Earth, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Black Earth, 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 Black Earth includes coordinates 43.137215°N, 89.746790°W, situated in Dane County. ZIP code 53515. 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.
