Cottage Grove, Wisconsin Weather
Cottage Grove, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Cottage Grove, Dane County.
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About Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Cottage Grove unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of glaciers, where the land rises and falls with a gentle, rolling character. It lies 7.5 miles south of Sun Prairie, WI (from Sun Prairie, WI: bearing 175°T), and is situated 2.0 miles east-south-east of Vilas. Broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons often softened by the hazy, luminous light of late afternoon, their green and gold hues deepening as the sun dips. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. Scattered woodlands, a mix of deciduous trees, punctuate the open expanses, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to whisper secrets of the seasons. The history of Cottage Grove is deeply intertwined with the fertile prairie soils that have sustained generations. Early settlers, drawn by this richness, established farms that remain the backbone of the local economy, a tradition that continues with modern agricultural practices. The village itself grew organically, a cluster of homes and businesses serving the surrounding farmland, its character defined by practicality and a quiet sense of continuity. While not a place of grand monuments, Cottage Grove possesses a distinct charm in its unpretentious demeanor, a place where the rhythm of the day is often dictated by the sun and the needs of the land, and where the local bakery’s aroma on a Saturday morning is a small, but cherished, landmark.
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| Location | Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.076108°N, 89.199559°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53527 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottage Grove, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottage Grove, 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 Cottage Grove includes coordinates 43.076108°N, 89.199559°W, situated in Dane County. ZIP code 53527. 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.
