Pence, Wisconsin Weather
Pence, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pence, Iron County.
Full aviation weather for Pence is published on the Gogebic Iron County Airport (KIWD) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Pence 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 Pence: John F Kennedy Memorial Airport (KASX) 52 km · Park Falls Municipal Airport (KPKF) 52 km · Boulder Junction Payzer Airport (KBDJ) 57 km
Conditions reported at KIWD describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pence specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pence.
About Pence, Wisconsin
Pence lies cradled in the undulating terrain of Iron County, where boreal forests, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, press in on all sides. It lies 89.6 miles east-south-east of Superior, WI (from Superior, WI: bearing 103°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of Iron. The land here is a study in muted greens and greys, the sky a vast, often brooding canvas that can shift from a steely, unforgiving grey to a brilliant, piercing blue within the span of an hour. Small, glassy lakes, remnants of glacial retreat, dot the landscape, their surfaces reflecting the stoic, ancient trees that fringe their shores. The air itself carries a crispness, even in the warmer months, a constant reminder of the northern latitude, and in the twilight, a soft, ethereal glow often settles over the woods, lending a hushed reverence to the wildness. The history of Pence is inextricably bound to the iron ore that once pulsed beneath this ground, a mineral wealth that drew rough-hewn men and fueled a boom that has long since receded. Though the mines are largely silent now, the echoes of that industrious past remain, a quiet stoicism in the weathered buildings and the enduring spirit of the people who call Pence home. The local economy, once dominated by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts, has found a more gentle rhythm, one tied to the land's enduring bounty – the timber that still graces the forests and the quiet pursuit of sustenance from the clear, cold waters. There's a deep-seated connection to tradition here, a sense of community forged not in grand pronouncements, but in shared seasons and the quiet acknowledgment of a life lived in harmony with the enduring, wild beauty of northern Wisconsin.
Live animated radar for Pence 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 | Pence, Iron County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 46.415226°N, 90.271566°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54550 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pence, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pence, 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 Pence includes coordinates 46.415226°N, 90.271566°W, situated in Iron County. ZIP code 54550. 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.
