Chippewa, Wisconsin Weather
Chippewa, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Chippewa, Chippewa County.
Full aviation weather for Chippewa is published on the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (KEAU) page, 27 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. 5 airfields within reach of Chippewa 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 Chippewa: Chetek Municipal Southworth Airport (KY23) 38 km · Menomonie Municipal Score Field (KLUM) 49 km · Rusk County Airport (KRCX) 53 km · Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field (KRPD) 55 km
Conditions reported at KEAU describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chippewa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Chippewa, Wisconsin
Chippewa rests within a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate artistry of glaciers, where the land rises and falls in rolling swells of fertile soil. It lies 20.4 miles north-north-east of Eau Claire, WI (from Eau Claire, WI: bearing 30°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-south-east of Bloomer. Great stands of oak and maple, their leaves catching the late afternoon sun in a thousand shades of emerald and gold, give way to fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards the horizon. The Chippewa River, a broad, unhurried artery, winds its way through this terrain, its banks often softened by marshy reeds and the quiet rustle of unseen creatures. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a summer rain, a clean, mineral tang that speaks of the deep, hidden veins of water that nourish the land. The story of Chippewa is deeply entwined with the bounty of its soil and the flow of its river, a narrative that began with the logging industry that once defined this region. Timber barons and their crews carved out fortunes from the dense forests, their endeavors fueling the growth of settlements like Chippewa. Today, while the scent of pine has largely faded from the air, agriculture remains the heartbeat of Chippewa County, with dairy farms and crop cultivation continuing to sustain its economy. The river, however, still offers its own kind of wealth, not in logs, but in the quiet pleasure of fishing or the simple beauty of a canoe gliding across its surface, a timeless echo of the generations who have depended on its steady presence.
Live animated radar for Chippewa 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 | Chippewa, Chippewa County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.067375°N, 91.292467°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54748, 54729 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chippewa, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chippewa, 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 Chippewa includes coordinates 45.067375°N, 91.292467°W, situated in Chippewa County. ZIP code 54748, 54729. 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.
