Fort McCoy, Wisconsin Weather
Fort McCoy, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort McCoy, Monroe County.
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About Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
Fort McCoy rises from the rolling Wisconsin landscape, a place where the sky feels vast and the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth after a rain. It lies 31.1 miles east-north-east of La Crosse, WI (from La Crosse, WI: bearing 62°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-east of Sparta. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and broad valleys, a terrain that has been shaped by ancient glaciers and the slow, persistent flow of water. Dense stands of hardwoods, their leaves a riot of green in summer and a fiery spectacle in autumn, give way to open fields where sunlight pools like liquid gold. The land itself seems to hold a quiet resilience, a sturdy character that speaks of seasons endured and cycles of growth and rest. The distant rumble of training exercises sometimes punctuates the otherwise hushed atmosphere, a reminder of the purpose that defines this significant installation. The history of Fort McCoy is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heartland it inhabits, its origins stretching back to the early 20th century as a training ground. Over the decades, it has evolved, its economy mirroring the shifting needs of national defense while remaining a steadfast presence in Monroe County. The land around Fort McCoy, once primarily given over to dairy farms and fields of corn and soy, now shares its contours with the infrastructure of a modern military installation. The La Crosse River flows nearby, a ribbon of cool water that has witnessed the passage of time and the changing face of this region, its banks providing a quiet counterpoint to the purposeful activity within Fort McCoy.
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| Location | Fort McCoy, Monroe County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.010098°N, 90.685727°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54656 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort McCoy, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort McCoy, 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 Fort McCoy includes coordinates 44.010098°N, 90.685727°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 54656. 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.
