Dunbar, Wisconsin Weather
Dunbar, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dunbar, Marinette County.
Full aviation weather for Dunbar is published on the Ford Airport (KIMT) page, 19 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. 2 airfields within reach of Dunbar 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 Dunbar: Iron County Airport (K50D) 41 km
Conditions reported at KIMT describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dunbar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dunbar.
About Dunbar, Wisconsin
Dunbar lies where the dense, whispering pines of Wisconsin’s Northwoods begin to thin, yielding to a landscape of rolling terrain and clearings that hint at earlier settlements. It lies 66.1 miles north-west of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 305°T), and is situated 12.8 miles south-south-west of Iron Mountain. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the sharp, clean scent of evergreen and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses close. Small creeks, their beds often lined with smooth, dark stones, thread through the undergrowth, their quiet murmur a steady counterpoint to the sigh of the wind in the branches overhead. The sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, buttery shafts, illuminating patches of moss and the occasional flash of a startled deer. This corner of Marinette County, once a bustling hub for logging operations, now carries the quiet legacy of that industry in the weathered barns and the occasional rusted piece of machinery slowly being reclaimed by the forest. The economy of Dunbar is now more closely tied to the land in a different way, with small farms and the allure of its natural beauty drawing visitors seeking a slower pace. The nearby Menominee River, a significant waterway that once carried logs downstream, now offers opportunities for fishing and recreation, its currents a constant, powerful presence. Dunbar retains a character of quiet resilience, a place where life moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the enduring strength of the Northwoods.
Live animated radar for Dunbar 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 | Dunbar, Marinette County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.650792°N, 88.17151°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54119 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dunbar, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dunbar, 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 Dunbar includes coordinates 45.650792°N, 88.171510°W, situated in Marinette County. ZIP code 54119. 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.
