Dekorra, Wisconsin Weather
Dekorra, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dekorra, Columbia County.
Full aviation weather for Dekorra is published on the Portage Municipal Airport (KC47) 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 Dekorra 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 Dekorra: Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Regional Airport (KDLL) 26 km · Sauk-Prairie Airport (K91C) 29 km · Waunakee Airport (K6P3) 31 km · Dane County Regional Truax Field (KMSN) 37 km · Middleton Municipal Morey Field (KC29) 38 km
Conditions reported at KC47 describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dekorra specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dekorra.
About Dekorra, Wisconsin
Dekorra lies where the Wisconsin River, a broad, purposeful ribbon of water, begins to widen and slow, its currents eddying around the low, rounded hills that define the region. It lies 17.1 miles south-south-east of Douglas, WI (from Douglas, WI: bearing 163°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south of Portage. This is a land of fertile soil, a gently rolling terrain where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to meet the horizon, their green and gold hues shifting with the passage of the sun. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of mown hay and the distant, earthy scent of damp earth. Small farmsteads, their white silos like stoic sentinels against the sky, punctuate the landscape, each a small nexus of quiet industry and enduring tradition. The river itself, a constant presence, shapes the very character of Dekorra, its banks a green fringe of willows and cottonwoods, offering glimpses of waterfowl and the occasional flash of a leaping fish. The history of Dekorra is intimately tied to the river and the rich agricultural promise of its valley. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile land and the waterway's potential for transport, established a community that has always valued hard work and self-reliance. While large-scale industry is absent, the local economy thrives on the bounty of the surrounding farms, with grain elevators and co-ops forming the backbone of commerce. The spirit of Dekorra is one of quiet resilience, a continuation of the rhythms established by generations who understood the land's generous, yet demanding, nature. There are no grand monuments here, but rather a sense of accumulated history in the weathered barns, the sturdy fences, and the enduring friendships forged through shared seasons of planting and harvest, all under the vast, ever-changing Wisconsin sky.
Live animated radar for Dekorra 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 | Dekorra, Columbia County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.457484°N, 89.46762°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53955 |
| Area Code | 920 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dekorra, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dekorra, 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 Dekorra includes coordinates 43.457484°N, 89.467620°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 53955. 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.
