Jackson, Wisconsin Weather
Jackson, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Jackson, Washington County.
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About Jackson, Wisconsin
Jackson sprawls across a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of glaciers, its terrain a subtle conversation between rolling farmland and the steeper grades that hint at the underlying bedrock. It lies 2.5 miles east of Polk, WI (from Polk, WI: bearing 92°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south of West Bend. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and the distant sweet perfume of ripening corn, a fragrance that clings to the skin and settles deep in the lungs. Fields of soybeans and corn stretch towards the horizon, their green and gold a shifting mosaic under the vast Wisconsin sky, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of oak and maple trees that line the country roads. The very light seems to have a different quality here, softening and deepening at dusk, casting long, gentle shadows that soften the edges of barns and farmhouses, lending a quiet dignity to the scene. The story of Jackson is one of agricultural roots and steady growth, an area that has long drawn its sustenance from the fertile earth. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community that has largely maintained its agricultural character, though pockets of light industry and suburban development have begun to weave themselves into the rural fabric. You can still see the echoes of this past in the weathered barns and the well-tended fields, a testament to generations of hard work and a deep connection to the land. The local economy, while diversifying, still hums with the quiet efficiency of businesses that understand the value of practical application and a job well done, whether it’s in a workshop or on a tractor. There's a palpable sense of continuity in Jackson, a feeling that the present is built on the solid ground of what came before.
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| Location | Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.323892°N, 88.16676°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53037 |
| Area Code | 608 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jackson, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackson, 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 Jackson includes coordinates 43.323892°N, 88.166760°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 53037. Telephone area code: 608. 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.
