Hancock, Wisconsin Weather
Hancock, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hancock, Waushara County.
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About Hancock, Wisconsin
Hancock lies in a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers, where rolling moraines give way to flatter plains that once cradled glacial lakes. It lies 27.1 miles south of Stevens Point, WI (from Stevens Point, WI: bearing 175°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-south-west of Plainfield. The land here is a gentle mosaic of cultivated fields, punctuated by stands of oak and aspen, their leaves catching the sunlight in a thousand flickering emeralds and golds. The air, particularly in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a crisp cleanness, a breath of pine and damp earth, and the distant, soft murmur of wind through the tall grasses. Even the silence of Hancock possesses a tangible quality, a quiet hum of life that belies the apparent stillness, a subtle testament to the persistent pulse of nature. The early settlers of Hancock were drawn by the fertile soil, establishing a community whose agricultural roots run deep, primarily in potato farming, a crop that has long defined the local economy and earned Hancock its moniker as the "Potato Capital of Wisconsin." This legacy is not merely economic; it is woven into the very rhythm of the seasons, dictating the ebb and flow of life from planting to harvest. The Wisconsin River, a broad, silver ribbon, offers a cooler counterpoint to the sun-baked fields, its banks a haven for the occasional angler or the solitary canoeist, its waters reflecting the vast, ever-changing sky that stretches above Hancock.
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| Location | Hancock, Waushara County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.133584°N, 89.523177°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54943 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hancock, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hancock, 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 Hancock includes coordinates 44.133584°N, 89.523177°W, situated in Waushara County. ZIP code 54943. 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.
