Milltown, Wisconsin Weather
Milltown, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Milltown, Polk County.
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About Milltown, Wisconsin
Milltown lies in a broad, gently sloping valley where the St. Croix River’s tributaries begin their slow journey toward larger waters. It lies 33.4 miles north of Saint Croix, WI (from Saint Croix, WI: bearing 350°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-south-west of Frederic. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and browns, a tapestry of cultivated fields and woodlands that swell and recede with the low, rolling terrain. Ancient oaks and maples, their branches gnarled like old hands, stand sentinel over pastures where cattle graze with a placid indifference to the passage of seasons. The air itself carries a faint, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil, pine needles, and the sweet, decaying scent of fallen leaves, especially potent when the afternoon sun slants through the trees, painting the undergrowth in streaks of honeyed light. The quietude is profound, broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the sudden chatter of unseen birds. This land, once traversed by Native American tribes, later saw the steady, determined march of settlers drawn by the promise of fertile soil and timber. The very name, Milltown, speaks to its origins, a testament to the sawmills and gristmills that once hummed with activity, their waterwheels turning the power of the meandering creeks into lumber and flour. Today, the economy of Milltown is rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybean fields stretching across the valley floor, and a scattering of dairy farms dotting the hillsides. While the grand industrial mills are long gone, the spirit of industriousness persists, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, evident in the well-tended farmsteads and the modest but solid homes that line the few main roads. The St. Croix River, though not directly in Milltown itself, exerts its gentle influence, its watershed shaping the contours of the land and providing a constant, murmuring presence to the region.
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| Location | Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.526068°N, 92.508535°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54858 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Milltown, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milltown, 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 Milltown includes coordinates 45.526068°N, 92.508535°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 54858. 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. 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.
