Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin Weather
Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Tomahawk, Oneida County.
Full aviation weather for Lake Tomahawk is published on the Lakeland Airport Noble F Lee Memorial Field (KARV) page, 16 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 Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk: Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (KRHI) 23 km · Eagle River Union Airport (KEGV) 28 km · Boulder Junction Payzer Airport (KBDJ) 36 km · Tomahawk Regional Airport (KTKV) 42 km · Kings Land O' Lakes Airport (KLNL) 48 km
Conditions reported at KARV describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Tomahawk specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Tomahawk.
About Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Lake Tomahawk rests within a quilt of Wisconsin's Northwoods, where the land rises and falls in gentle, wooded swells, giving way to the shimmering expanse of its namesake lake. It lies 59.1 miles north of Wausau, WI (from Wausau, WI: bearing 2°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-south-east of Arbor Vitae. Pine and oak trees, their needles and leaves catching the sun in a thousand shades of green and gold, press close to the shoreline, their reflections rippling in the clear, cool water. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and resin, a clean, sharp perfume that speaks of deep woods and open sky. Along the shores, wild rice beds sway in the breeze, hinting at the bounty of the waters, while the distant call of a loon echoes across the stillness, a lonely, beautiful sound that seems to hold the very essence of this place. The history of Lake Tomahawk is deeply intertwined with the logging era, when great rafts of timber were floated down the Wisconsin River, a vital artery for commerce and industry. Though the great forests have largely regrown, the legacy of that time is still present in the quiet persistence of the local economy, which now leans into tourism and the enduring appeal of its natural beauty. Small businesses, from bait shops to cozy supper clubs, serve the steady stream of visitors drawn to the fishing, boating, and the quiet respite the Northwoods offer. The character of Lake Tomahawk is one of unhurried days and shared sunsets, a place where the pace of life is set by the turning of the seasons and the gentle lapping of waves against the shore.
Live animated radar for Lake Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk, Oneida County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.81412°N, 89.593753°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54539 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Tomahawk, 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 Tomahawk includes coordinates 45.814120°N, 89.593753°W, situated in Oneida County. ZIP code 54539. 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.
