Crandon, Wisconsin Weather
Crandon, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crandon, Forest County.
Full aviation weather for Crandon is published on the Crandon Municipal Airport (KY55) page, 6 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. 4 airfields within reach of Crandon 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 Crandon: Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (KRHI) 44 km · Eagle River Union Airport (KEGV) 49 km · Langlade County Airport (KAIG) 49 km
Conditions reported at KY55 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crandon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Crandon.
About Crandon, Wisconsin
Crandon rests at the heart of Forest County, a place where the northern Wisconsin woods begin to deepen, their dark green pines and birches rising like a silent, ancient congregation. It lies 55.2 miles north-east of Wausau, WI (from Wausau, WI: bearing 40°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-east of Mole Lake. The land here is a mosaic of rolling terrain, punctuated by glacial lakes that gleam like scattered jewels under the vast, ever-changing sky. Streams, clear and cold, thread their way through the wilderness, their quiet murmur a constant companion to the whisper of the wind through the boughs. In the twilight, the air itself seems to hold a certain stillness, a clarity that sharpens the edges of the world and lends a profound peace to the quietude of the forest. This is a landscape shaped by the echoes of logging and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the timber industry has been the lifeblood of Crandon, its mills once a bustling testament to the bounty of the surrounding forests. Today, while that era has softened, the deep connection to the land persists, evident in the thriving tourism that draws visitors to its abundant fishing waters and sprawling wilderness areas. The county fair, a vibrant annual gathering, serves as a focal point for the local community, a lively expression of their shared heritage and the enduring character of life in this part of Wisconsin.
Live animated radar for Crandon 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 | Crandon, Forest County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.571907°N, 88.902892°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54520 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crandon, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crandon, 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 Crandon includes coordinates 45.571907°N, 88.902892°W, situated in Forest County. ZIP code 54520. 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.
