Brokaw, Wisconsin Weather
Brokaw, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Brokaw, Marathon County.
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About Brokaw, Wisconsin
Brokaw rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and ice. It lies 4.8 miles north-north-west of Wausau, WI (from Wausau, WI: bearing 347°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north of Rib Mountain. The terrain here is a tapestry of low, rolling hills, remnants of glacial activity, interspersed with fertile pockets where the earth yields readily to cultivation. Stands of mixed hardwoods, primarily maple and oak, climb the slopes, their leaves catching the sunlight in shifting patterns, while the darker, more somber pines punctuate the canopy. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp soil and pine needles, a fragrance that speaks of the deep woods pressing in from all sides. A quiet energy hums through Brokaw, a sense of being at the edge of something wild yet intimately connected to the land. The history of Brokaw is tied to the ebb and flow of industry and the bounty of the Wisconsin River. For a time, the river was a highway for logs, a powerful artery that fueled the region's burgeoning timber trade and sawmills that once dominated the local economy. Remnants of that past can still be glimpsed in the lingering infrastructure and the enduring connection the community feels to the waterway. Today, while agriculture still plays a significant role, a more diversified economic character has emerged, with local businesses serving the surrounding rural communities. The character of Brokaw is one of resilience and quiet persistence, a place where the past is not forgotten but integrated into the present, like the enduring presence of the river itself, a constant flow through the passage of years.
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| Location | Brokaw, Marathon County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.02719°N, 89.653179°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54417 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brokaw, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brokaw, 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 Brokaw includes coordinates 45.027190°N, 89.653179°W, situated in Marathon County. ZIP code 54417. 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.
