Newton, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Newton, Vernon County.
Full aviation weather for Newton is published on the Viroqua Municipal Airport (KY51) page, 13 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. 5 airfields within reach of Newton 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 Newton: Houston County Airport (KCHU) 36 km · La Crosse Regional Airport (KLSE) 36 km · Sparta Fort McCoy Airport (KCMY) 49 km · Boscobel Airport (KOVS) 57 km
Conditions reported at KY51 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Newton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Newton.
Newton rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent hand of glaciers, where rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of cornfields and hardwood forests, cradle the earth. It lies 17.1 miles south-south-east of La Crosse, WI (from La Crosse, WI: bearing 149°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-north-west of Viroqua. The air here, especially as the sun dips below the horizon, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops mingled with the damp, cool breath of the Kickapoo River valley, a ribbon of life that threads through the verdant terrain. Even in late summer, the light has a certain clarity, a crispness that sharpens the edges of the distant tree lines and imbues the wide-open skies with a profound, quiet blue. The land itself seems to breathe, a gentle rise and fall that invites a slower pace, a mindful engagement with the seasons. The history of Newton is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring legacy of its farming communities, who have worked this rich, dark soil for generations. The local economy, deeply rooted in agriculture, still echoes the early days of dairy farms and the cultivation of staple crops, a testament to the land's enduring fertility. While the hum of tractors is a constant, the gentle murmur of conversations drifting from porches and the occasional friendly wave exchanged between passing vehicles speak to a community that values connection. There are no sprawling malls or bustling metropolises nearby, but rather a quiet strength in the continuity of life, a sense of belonging that is as much a part of Newton as the fertile earth beneath its feet.
Live animated radar for Newton 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.
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| Location | Newton, Vernon County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.589694°N, 91.062908°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53063, 54665, 53216 |
| Area Code | 715, 608 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newton, 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 Newton includes coordinates 43.589694°N, 91.062908°W, situated in Vernon County. ZIP code 53063, 54665, 53216. Telephone area code: 715, 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.