Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Weather
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Geneva, Walworth County.
Full aviation weather for Lake Geneva is published on the Grand Geneva Resort Airport (KC02) page, 4 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. 6 airfields within reach of Lake Geneva 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 Lake Geneva: Lake Lawn Airport (KC59) 14 km · Burlington Municipal Airport (KBUU) 15 km · Galt Field (K10C) 22 km · East Troy Municipal Airport (K57C) 23 km · Camp Lake Airport (K49C) 24 km
Conditions reported at KC02 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Geneva specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Geneva.
About Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Lake Geneva lies like a polished sapphire amidst rolling Wisconsin farmland, its vast, clear waters reflecting the ever-changing moods of the sky. It lies 19.2 miles north of Woodstock, IL (from Woodstock, IL: bearing 2°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south-west of Burlington. The land here undulates with a gentle grace, a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers, where fertile fields of corn and soybeans give way to stands of oak and maple. Along the shoreline, grand old estates, some dating back to the Gilded Age, stand as silent witnesses to a bygone era of summer retreats, their manicured lawns sloping down to the cool embrace of the lake. Even in the stillness of midday, a subtle hum of activity emanates from the town, a sense of purposeful leisure that permeates the air, carrying the faint scent of sun-warmed pine and damp earth. The history of Lake Geneva is deeply intertwined with its magnificent namesake, a playground for the wealthy industrialists of Chicago who sought refuge from the city’s summer heat. These magnates, men of railroads and steel, built sprawling mansions that still dot the shoreline, creating a legacy of opulent architecture and manicured gardens. The local economy, while retaining echoes of its resort past, has diversified, with agriculture remaining a strong presence in the surrounding countryside, its bounty often finding its way to the bustling farmer's markets. Beyond the private estates, public beaches offer accessible stretches of sand where families gather, their laughter mingling with the gentle lapping of waves against the shore, a testament to the enduring allure of this Wisconsin gem.
Live animated radar for Lake Geneva 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 | Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42.591684°N, 88.43343°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53147 |
| Area Code | 608 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Geneva, 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 Lake Geneva includes coordinates 42.591684°N, 88.433430°W, situated in Walworth County. ZIP code 53147. 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. 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.
