Buffalo City, Wisconsin Weather
Buffalo City, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buffalo City, Buffalo County.
Full aviation weather for Buffalo City is published on the Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field (KONA) page, 21 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KONA describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buffalo City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buffalo City.
About Buffalo City, Wisconsin
Buffalo City rests in a broad bend of the Mississippi River, where bluffs rise abruptly from the water's edge, their limestone faces etched with the patient work of wind and rain. It lies 16.7 miles north-west of Winona, MN (from Winona, MN: bearing 318°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-west of Fountain City. The land here is a study in contrasts: the flat, fertile floodplains that stretch towards the river, often shimmering under a broad, open sky, and the steep, wooded slopes that climb towards the horizon, offering glimpses of a wilder, more secluded terrain. The air itself carries a certain crispness, especially in the mornings, hinting at the coming chill of autumn or the sharp bite of winter, a constant reminder of the powerful forces that shape this corner of Wisconsin. The river, a broad, muscular artery, dominates the visual landscape, its currents dictating the very character of Buffalo City, its surface reflecting the ever-changing moods of the heavens. The history of Buffalo City is deeply intertwined with the mighty Mississippi, a waterway that has long served as both highway and barrier, shaping the fortunes of those who settled its banks. Lumber mills once hummed with activity, their saws singing against the timber floated downriver, a testament to the region's natural bounty and the industrious spirit of its early inhabitants. Today, the economy finds its footing in agriculture, with the rich soil of the river bottoms yielding abundant crops, and in the quiet hum of tourism, drawn by the scenic beauty and the promise of a slower pace of life. The few remaining historic structures, their clapboard siding weathered by countless seasons, speak of a time when riverboats were the primary link to the outside world, their steam whistles a familiar sound along the water. Buffalo City, in its quiet persistence, embodies a resilience born of generations living in concert with the river's powerful embrace.
Live animated radar for Buffalo City 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 | Buffalo City, Buffalo County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.23052°N, 91.864325°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54622 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buffalo City, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buffalo City, 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 Buffalo City includes coordinates 44.230520°N, 91.864325°W, situated in Buffalo County. ZIP code 54622. 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.
