Colgate, Wisconsin Weather
Colgate, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Colgate, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for Colgate is published on the Capitol Drive Airport (K02C) page, 12 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 Colgate 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 Colgate: Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (KMWC) 17 km · Waukesha County Airport (KUES) 17 km · Hartford Municipal Airport (KHXF) 23 km · West Bend Municipal Airport (KETB) 26 km · Sullivan Airport (KW11) 38 km
Conditions reported at K02C describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Colgate specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Colgate.
About Colgate, Wisconsin
Colgate rests in a landscape of rolling farmland, where the earth remembers its glacial past in gentle swells and shallow depressions. It lies 4.6 miles west-north-west of Menomonee Falls, WI (from Menomonee Falls, WI: bearing 282°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south of Polk. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of freshly turned soil and the sweet, distant perfume of drying hay, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart that still beats beneath the surface. Fields of corn, their stalks now a rich, dry gold, stretch towards the horizon, their rows forming a predictable, calming geometry against the more organic curves of the land. Occasional stands of oak and maple break the expanse, their leaves catching the low sun in a fleeting shimmer, and the infrequent roads, often lined with mature trees, seem to curve with an easy, unhurried grace, mirroring the slow turning of the seasons. The history of Colgate is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Waukesha County, a legacy evident in the sturdy barns and weathered farmhouses that dot the landscape, many of them standing for generations. This has been a place where livelihoods have been drawn from the fertile ground, a quiet industriousness that has sustained the community through changing times. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed Colgate, its economy has historically been tied to the rhythms of the farm and the smaller enterprises that support it, fostering a sense of self-reliance and close-knit neighbourliness. The nearby Bark River, a humble waterway, has always been a quiet presence, its gentle flow a constant murmur in the background of local life, a reminder of the natural forces that have shaped this corner of Wisconsin.
Live animated radar for Colgate 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Colgate, Washington County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.193062°N, 88.20676°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53017 |
| Area Code | 608 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colgate, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colgate, 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 Colgate includes coordinates 43.193062°N, 88.206760°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 53017. Telephone area code: 608. 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.
