Highland, Wisconsin Weather
Highland, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Highland, Iowa County.
Full aviation weather for Highland is published on the Tri-County Regional Airport (KLNR) page, 24 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. 3 airfields within reach of Highland 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 Highland: Boscobel Airport (KOVS) 27 km · Richland Airport (K93C) 27 km
Conditions reported at KLNR describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Highland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Highland.
About Highland, Wisconsin
Highland, Wisconsin, unfolds across a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers and the patient persistence of agriculture. It lies 16.8 miles east-north-east of Grant, WI (from Grant, WI: bearing 64°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-north-east of Montfort. Rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of emerald fields and darker woodlands, define the horizon, their slopes hinting at the underlying geology of dolomite bedrock. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, mingling with the faint sweetness of blooming clover in the summer months. Small streams, like silver threads, meander through the valleys, their banks often lined with stoic oaks and maples that have weathered countless seasons. The very character of Highland seems to echo this terrain: a quiet strength, an unpretentious beauty that unfolds slowly to the observer, much like the gradual arc of the sun across the expansive Iowa County sky. The history of Highland is deeply intertwined with the rich soil and the hardy individuals who first settled this corner of Wisconsin. Many of the families who established farms and businesses in the 19th century still have descendants here, their roots running as deep as the cornstalks in the summer sun. The local economy, then and now, leans heavily on dairy farming, the rhythmic hum of milking machines a familiar sound in the early morning and late evening. You can still see the enduring legacy of its agricultural past in the sturdy barns and the well-maintained farmsteads that dot the countryside, each a small testament to generations of labor. While modern life has brought changes, a palpable sense of continuity pervades Highland, a quiet understanding that the land and its bounty remain the enduring heart of this place.
Live animated radar for Highland 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 | Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.046658°N, 90.379846°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53543 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Highland, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highland, 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 Highland includes coordinates 43.046658°N, 90.379846°W, situated in Iowa County. ZIP code 53543. 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.
