Phelps, Wisconsin Weather
Phelps, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Phelps, Vilas County.
Full aviation weather for Phelps is published on the Kings Land O' Lakes Airport (KLNL) page, 14 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 Phelps 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 Phelps: Eagle River Union Airport (KEGV) 20 km · Boulder Junction Payzer Airport (KBDJ) 44 km · Lakeland Airport Noble F Lee Memorial Field (KARV) 52 km · Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (KRHI) 56 km
Conditions reported at KLNL describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Phelps specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Phelps.
About Phelps, Wisconsin
Phelps breathes a quiet, pine-scented air, a place where the land rises and falls with the stoic grace of ancient earth. It lies 80.8 miles north-north-east of Wausau, WI (from Wausau, WI: bearing 19°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east of Conover. Here, the forests are a dense, dark green, a tangled tapestry of hemlock and maple that spills down to the edges of a multitude of lakes, their surfaces mirroring the vast, often cloud-streaked sky. In summer, the air hums with the drone of insects and the distant call of loons, a sound that seems to penetrate the very soul of the place, while winter brings a profound silence, broken only by the crunch of snow underfoot and the whisper of wind through bare branches. Even in the heart of Phelps, the wildness is never far, a constant, subtle presence that shapes the character of its inhabitants, lending them a certain resilience and a deep appreciation for the stark beauty of their surroundings. The story of Phelps is one etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the bounty of the land. Logging was once the lifeblood, the towering pines felled and floated down rivers to fuel distant industries, a chapter now largely confined to memory and the weathered barns that dot the landscape. Today, the economy is a gentler hum, revolving around the allure of its pristine waterways and the promise of quiet escape for those seeking solace from the clamor of the outside world. Resorts and cabins dot the shorelines, and the local bait shop, smelling faintly of minnows and damp earth, serves as a de facto community center, a place where fishing tales are spun and the day's catch is appraised with a knowing nod. The annual Fourth of July fireworks over the lake are a spectacle that draws families from miles around, a brief, bright explosion of color against the deepening twilight, a reminder of the simple joys that bind this northern community together.
Live animated radar for Phelps 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 | Phelps, Vilas County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 46.064398°N, 89.087633°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54554 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Phelps, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Phelps, 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 Phelps includes coordinates 46.064398°N, 89.087633°W, situated in Vilas County. ZIP code 54554. 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.
