Dalton, Wisconsin Weather
Dalton, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dalton, Green Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Dalton is published on the Portage Municipal Airport (KC47) page, 25 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 Dalton 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 Dalton: Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Regional Airport (KDLL) 48 km · Waunakee Airport (K6P3) 57 km · Dane County Regional Truax Field (KMSN) 58 km · Sauk-Prairie Airport (K91C) 60 km
Conditions reported at KC47 describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dalton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dalton.
About Dalton, Wisconsin
Dalton rests in a shallow basin, where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise toward the higher ground of Green Lake County. It lies 18.3 miles east of Douglas, WI (from Douglas, WI: bearing 98°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-north-east of Pardeeville. The fields here are a patchwork quilt of cultivation, cut by the occasional dark line of trees that trace the path of unseen drainage. In the summertime, the air hums with the drone of cicadas and the scent of cut grass, a sweetness that lingers even as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the western sky in hues of bruised plum and soft apricot. The soil, a rich, dark loam, holds the memory of ancient glaciers, a testament to the forces that shaped this quiet corner of Wisconsin. The history of Dalton is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the region. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile ground, established farms that continue to define the landscape and the local economy. The grain elevators, though perhaps fewer in number than in generations past, still stand as silent sentinels, marking the passage of harvests. A palpable sense of continuity pervades Dalton, a quiet resistance to the hurried pace of the outside world. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a steady, dependable beat that has sustained the community for generations.
Live animated radar for Dalton 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 | Dalton, Green Lake County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.656926°N, 89.206505°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53926 |
| Area Code | 920 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dalton, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalton, 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 Dalton includes coordinates 43.656926°N, 89.206505°W, situated in Green Lake County. ZIP code 53926. Telephone area code: 920. 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.
