Dodgeville, Wisconsin Weather
Dodgeville, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dodgeville, Iowa County.
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About Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Dodgeville rises from the rolling hills of Iowa County, a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers and painted with the verdant hues of Wisconsin's Driftless Area. It lies 27.7 miles east of Grant, WI (from Grant, WI: bearing 87°T), and is situated 3.1 miles west-north-west of Iowa. Here, the terrain does not merely undulate; it folds and creases with a quiet grandeur, forming valleys that cradle the town and ridges that offer sweeping vistas of patchwork fields and deep, shadowed woods. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and the subtle perfume of wild prairie blooms, a testament to the persistent wildness that still claims the edges of human settlement. In the soft glow of twilight, the scattered lights of farmhouses begin to twinkle like fallen stars against the deepening indigo sky, lending an almost ethereal quality to the surrounding countryside. The spirit of enterprise that first drew settlers to Dodgeville is still palpable, echoing from its mining past, a history etched into the very bones of the earth beneath. Though the mines that once defined its economy have long since fallen silent, the legacy of resilience and hard work endures, now channeled into a vibrant agricultural community and a growing number of small businesses. The distinctive granite of the historic Iowa County Courthouse, a focal point of the downtown, stands as a stoic reminder of this foundational era, its sturdy presence grounding the town in its heritage. The local economy, while diversified, retains a deep connection to the land, with farms producing dairy, corn, and soybeans, their rhythms dictated by the seasons and the generous, often humid, summers and crisp, snowy winters.
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| Location | Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42.960274°N, 90.130124°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53533, 53595 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dodgeville, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dodgeville, 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 Dodgeville includes coordinates 42.960274°N, 90.130124°W, situated in Iowa County. ZIP code 53533, 53595. 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.
