Emerald, Wisconsin Weather
Emerald, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Emerald, St. Croix County.
Full aviation weather for Emerald is published on the New Richmond Regional Airport (KRNH) page, 23 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 Emerald 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 Emerald: Amery Municipal Airport (KAHH) 24 km · Menomonie Municipal Score Field (KLUM) 37 km · L O Simenstad Municipal Airport (KOEO) 42 km · Lake Elmo Airport (K21D) 48 km · Cumberland Municipal Airport (KUBE) 52 km
Conditions reported at KRNH describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Emerald specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Emerald.
About Emerald, Wisconsin
Emerald rests in a landscape that is a study in patient, rolling green, a place where the earth seems to exhale a soft, verdant breath. It lies 6.7 miles east-north-east of Saint Croix, WI (from Saint Croix, WI: bearing 70°T), and is situated 3.7 miles south of Forest. The terrain here doesn't rise to dramatic peaks, but rather unfolds in gentle swells and dips, a topography that has been smoothed by the slow passage of time and the persistent work of water. Fields of corn and soybeans, the primary hues of the local palette, stretch across these contours, their ordered rows a testament to human intention against the wilder, wooded fringes that still cling to the hollows and stream beds. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, mingling with the faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops, and the light itself seems to have a softer, more diffused quality, bathing the land in a warm, golden wash before surrendering to the deepening blues of twilight. This corner of St. Croix County has long been shaped by the agrarian spirit, its economy rooted deeply in the soil that sustains it. Dairy farms, once the undisputed kings of the region, have left their indelible mark, and while some have transitioned to other crops, the legacy of milk and pasture still hums beneath the surface of its daily life. The small businesses that dot Emerald’s main thoroughfare, a handful of essential services catering to the surrounding farms and residences, operate with a quiet efficiency, their existence a reflection of the community’s self-reliance. History here is not shouted from grand monuments, but whispered in the weathered barns and the enduring patterns of cultivation, a narrative woven from generations of farmers who understood the land’s temper and its bounty.
Live animated radar for Emerald 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 | Emerald, St. Croix County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.083019°N, 92.258244°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54013 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Emerald, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Emerald, 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 Emerald includes coordinates 45.083019°N, 92.258244°W, situated in St. Croix County. ZIP code 54013. 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.
