Colby, Wisconsin Weather
Colby, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Colby, Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Colby is published on the Taylor County Airport (KMDZ) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Colby 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 Colby: Marshfield Municipal Airport (KMFI) 32 km · Neillsville Municipal Airport (KVIQ) 42 km · Central Wisconsin Airport (KCWA) 53 km · Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW) 54 km · Merrill Municipal Airport (KRRL) 57 km
Conditions reported at KMDZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Colby specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Colby.
About Colby, Wisconsin
Colby rests on land that remembers the slow, deliberate work of glaciers, its terrain a gentle, rolling expanse of fertile earth. It lies 18.7 miles east-south-east of Clark, WI (from Clark, WI: bearing 116°T), and is situated 2.5 miles south of Abbotsford. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of summer afternoons, punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple trees that offer a dappled shade. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of dew-kissed grass and the faint, earthy aroma of tilled soil, a constant reminder of Colby's deep agricultural roots. The sky here feels vast, an endless canvas that shifts from the pale blue of dawn to the fiery oranges and purples of sunset, painting Colby in hues as rich as the land itself. The story of Colby is deeply intertwined with the dairy industry, a heritage that has shaped its character and sustained its economy for generations. This is a place where the hum of tractors is as familiar as the chime of the church bells, a testament to the enduring spirit of its farming families. Local businesses, many of them family-owned, form the backbone of Colby's commerce, providing essential goods and services to residents and visitors alike. The community takes pride in its straightforward values and the quiet dignity of its hardworking people, a spirit that has allowed Colby to weather the changes of time while holding fast to its identity.
Live animated radar for Colby 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 | Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.909966°N, 90.315691°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54421 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colby, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colby, 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 Colby includes coordinates 44.909966°N, 90.315691°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 54421. 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.
