Medford, Wisconsin Weather
Medford, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Medford, Taylor County.
Full aviation weather for Medford is published on the Taylor County Airport (KMDZ) page, 5 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. 4 airfields within reach of Medford 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 Medford: Merrill Municipal Airport (KRRL) 50 km · Tomahawk Regional Airport (KTKV) 56 km · Marshfield Municipal Airport (KMFI) 57 km
Conditions reported at KMDZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Medford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Medford.
About Medford, Wisconsin
Medford unfolds as a quiet testament to Wisconsin's northern heartland, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 17.3 miles east-north-east of Clark, WI (from Clark, WI: bearing 64°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north of Dorchester. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to fertile fields, their patchwork quilt of greens and golds stretching towards the horizon. The Medford landscape is a study in subtle textures: the rough bark of birch trees, the smooth, cool feel of river stones, and the yielding earth beneath a farmer's boot. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, spills over the terrain in a warm, honeyed light, illuminating the dew-kissed grasses and casting long, gentle shadows that stretch across the open spaces. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent, a mixture of pine needles, damp soil, and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn. The history of Medford is deeply entwined with the bounty of the land and the ingenuity of those who worked it. Lumber was once king, and the echoes of sawmills and the logging industry still resonate in the town's foundational character, though agriculture now claims a more prominent role, with dairy farms and crop cultivation defining the local economy. The Black River, a silver ribbon threading through the surrounding countryside, has long been a vital artery, supporting both industry and recreation, its banks a popular spot for quiet contemplation or the patient pursuit of a fishing line. Medford’s distinctiveness lies in its unpretentious charm, a place where community bonds are as strong as the oak trees that dot its periphery, and where the pace of life allows for genuine connection and the appreciation of simple, enduring beauties.
Live animated radar for Medford 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 | Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.13858°N, 90.34014°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54451 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Medford, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Medford, 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 Medford includes coordinates 45.138580°N, 90.340140°W, situated in Taylor County. ZIP code 54451. 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.
