Blue River, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blue River, Grant County.
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Blue River unfolds in Grant County as a quiet testament to the rolling topography of southwestern Wisconsin, where verdant hills, cloaked in a mosaic of deciduous trees, surrender to the gentle embrace of the valley floor. It lies 18.1 miles north-north-east of Grant, WI (from Grant, WI: bearing 18°T), and is situated 3.9 miles east-south-east of Westport. The land here feels worn smooth by centuries of wind and water, its contours softened by a generous agricultural hand. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the leaves, paints shifting patterns on the shadowed slopes, and the air often carries the earthy scent of damp soil and distant hayfields. This is a place where the sky feels vast, stretching wide over the patchwork of fields and woodlands, and where the pace of life seems to echo the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons. The history of Blue River is as deeply etched into the landscape as the meanders of the waterway that gives it its name. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to its fertile bottomlands and access to transportation, Blue River has long been a hub for agricultural endeavor, with dairy farms and cash crops defining its economic pulse. The echoes of a past, perhaps tied to milling or small-scale processing, linger in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of the older homes that dot the surrounding countryside. While the larger industries have passed through, the core of Blue River remains tied to the land, a persistent connection that shapes the character of its inhabitants and the enduring, unpretentious beauty of the place.
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| Location | Blue River, Grant County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.188318°N, 90.566793°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53518 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blue River, 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 Blue River includes coordinates 43.188318°N, 90.566793°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 53518. 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.