Gays Mills, Wisconsin Weather
Gays Mills, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gays Mills, Crawford County.
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About Gays Mills, Wisconsin
Gays Mills rests in a valley carved by the Kickapoo River, a ribbon of brown water that winds through rolling hills the color of faded denim. It lies 27.4 miles north-north-west of Grant, WI (from Grant, WI: bearing 342°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north of Crawford. The land here is a patchwork of fields, some emerald green with summer crops, others the deep, turned earth of early spring, all hemmed in by the dark, dense woods that climb the slopes. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of cut grass and damp soil, a clean, earthy fragrance that settles over the small cluster of buildings. The houses are mostly modest, their paint weathered by the sun and the keen winter winds, clustered along the riverbanks and the main road like stones smoothed by the current. You can feel the quiet pulse of a place that has seen seasons turn for generations, a landscape that holds its secrets close. The history of Gays Mills is written in the silt of the Kickapoo and the enduring spirit of its people, many of whom have farmed this rich Driftless Area land for over a century. The local economy, once heavily reliant on dairy farming, now finds a significant footing in apple orchards that blanket the hillsides, their fruit celebrated each autumn with a popular festival. This tradition, a vibrant gathering of locals and visitors alike, speaks to the enduring connection between the people of Gays Mills and the bounty of the earth. The river itself, though not a highway for commerce, remains a vital artery for the community, offering a quiet beauty and a place for reflection, a constant murmur beneath the daily lives that unfold along its banks.
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| Location | Gays Mills, Crawford County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.317479°N, 90.84485°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54631 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gays Mills, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gays Mills, 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 Gays Mills includes coordinates 43.317479°N, 90.844850°W, situated in Crawford County. ZIP code 54631. 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.
