Fountain City, Wisconsin Weather
Fountain City, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fountain City, Buffalo County.
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About Fountain City, Wisconsin
Fountain City clings to the western Wisconsin bluffs, a place where the Mississippi River's broad, indifferent flow dictates the horizon. It lies 6.9 miles north-west of Winona, MN (from Winona, MN: bearing 325°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north-west of Buffalo. Rolling farmland, a patchwork of verdant fields and stoic farmsteads, rises steeply behind the town, its slopes often dusted with the fine, pale gold of ripening corn or the rich, dark earth of freshly tilled soil. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume that mingles with the ever-present, almost imperceptible hum of the great river’s passage. In the late afternoon, the sun, mellowed by the vast plains to the west, casts long, theatrical shadows that stretch across the valley, painting the limestone bluffs in hues of amber and rose as it prepares its descent. This stretch of the Mississippi has been a thoroughfare for centuries, a watery artery that shaped the destiny of Fountain City and its people. Founded by German immigrants seeking fertile land and a connection to the burgeoning American dream, the town’s character is still imbued with the echoes of that pioneering spirit. The local economy has long been tethered to the river, with barges carrying grain and other commodities, a constant reminder of Fountain City’s role in the nation’s agricultural heartland. The steep bluffs, a dramatic backdrop to the modest collection of buildings, also offer a sense of protection, a quiet defiance against the river’s more tempestuous moods, and a constant invitation to gaze upwards, towards the boundless sky.
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| Location | Fountain City, Buffalo County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.131908°N, 91.718763°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54629 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fountain City, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fountain City, 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 Fountain City includes coordinates 44.131908°N, 91.718763°W, situated in Buffalo County. ZIP code 54629. 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.
