Elk Mound, Wisconsin Weather
Elk Mound, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elk Mound, Dunn County.
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About Elk Mound, Wisconsin
Elk Mound rises from the Wisconsin landscape, a broad, rounded hill that breaks the horizon with its unassuming presence. It lies 10.3 miles west-north-west of Eau Claire, WI (from Eau Claire, WI: bearing 294°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east-south-east of Rusk. The land here is a study in gentle contours, a rolling tapestry of cultivated fields and scattered woodlands that suggests a long history of human cultivation. In the summer, the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of drying hay and the distant hum of tractors, a sound that seems to have been a constant companion to this place for generations. Evenings often bring a profound stillness, punctuated only by the rustle of wind through prairie grasses and the occasional call of a distant bird, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of the land. The history of Elk Mound is deeply intertwined with the fertile soils that have sustained its residents for over a century. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of productive farmland, carved their livelihoods from the rich earth, establishing a legacy of agriculture that continues to define the local economy. Dairy farms, their white barns gleaming against the green pastures, are a common sight, a visual echo of the area's enduring connection to the land. While the larger agricultural operations now dominate, smaller family farms still persist, their fields a mosaic of corn, soybeans, and alfalfa, each contributing to the quiet hum of prosperity that underpins Elk Mound. The very character of Elk Mound is shaped by this persistent connection to the earth, a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life and the bounty of the harvest is a shared celebration.
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| Location | Elk Mound, Dunn County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.873017°N, 91.691002°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54739 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elk Mound, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elk Mound, 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 Elk Mound includes coordinates 44.873017°N, 91.691002°W, situated in Dunn County. ZIP code 54739. 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.
