Dorchester, Wisconsin Weather
Dorchester, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dorchester, Clark County.
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About Dorchester, Wisconsin
Dorchester rests in a shallow valley where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise towards the higher ground of Clark County. It lies 15.9 miles east of Clark, WI (from Clark, WI: bearing 96°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south of Medford. The terrain here is a quilt of fields, the deep greens of summer pasture and the tawny gold of harvested grain, stitched together by hedgerows and the occasional stand of birch and pine that catch the afternoon sun. The Black River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders lazily through the western edge of Dorchester, its banks lined with willows that trail their branches like weary thoughts. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of hay, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart of this place. The history of Dorchester is deeply entwined with the lumber industry that once pulsed through this region, the sturdy timbers of the surrounding forests feeding sawmills and shaping the very foundations of the early settlement. While the logging camps have long since fallen silent, the spirit of hard work and self-reliance remains, evident in the well-tended farms and the small businesses that dot the main street. The local economy now thrives on agriculture, with dairy farms and crop production forming the backbone of the community, their products finding their way to markets far beyond the immediate vicinity. Dorchester retains a character of quiet industry, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and the gentle hum of tractors often replaces the clamor of busier locales.
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| Location | Dorchester, Clark County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.003024°N, 90.335691°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54425 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dorchester, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dorchester, 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 Dorchester includes coordinates 45.003024°N, 90.335691°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 54425. 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.
