Pine River, Wisconsin Weather
Pine River, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pine River, Lincoln County.
Full aviation weather for Pine River is published on the Merrill Municipal Airport (KRRL) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of Pine River 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 Pine River: Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW) 23 km · Central Wisconsin Airport (KCWA) 40 km · Tomahawk Regional Airport (KTKV) 40 km · Langlade County Airport (KAIG) 40 km · Taylor County Airport (KMDZ) 54 km
Conditions reported at KRRL describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pine River specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pine River.
About Pine River, Wisconsin
Pine River flows with a quiet persistence through a land of rolling hills and dense woodlands, where the air carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 12.1 miles north of Wausau, WI (from Wausau, WI: bearing 2°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-east of Merrill. The landscape here is a mosaic of emerald forests, interrupted by clearings where fields of corn and soybeans reach towards the wide, often cloud-streaked sky, their stalks rustling in the persistent breeze. The terrain itself speaks of glacial past, with subtle dips and rises that give the land a soft, undulating character, a gentle embrace of the earth that feels both ancient and enduring. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting patterns on the forest floor, illuminating patches of moss and fallen leaves with a fleeting, ethereal glow. The history of Pine River is deeply intertwined with the logging industry that once defined this region, its early settlers drawn by the abundance of timber that carpeted the land. The river itself served as a vital artery for transporting felled logs downstream, a watery highway that fueled the growth of sawmills and shaped the livelihoods of generations. Though the era of widespread logging has largely passed, the echoes of that industrious past remain, a palpable undercurrent in the local character. Today, agriculture continues to be a cornerstone of the economy, with family farms dotting the landscape, their barns standing like weathered sentinels against the horizon. The pace of life in Pine River is measured, a deliberate rhythm that allows for an appreciation of the changing seasons and the simple beauty of the natural world.
Live animated radar for Pine River 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 | Pine River, Lincoln County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.134134°N, 89.622068°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54452, 54965 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pine River, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pine River, 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 Pine River includes coordinates 45.134134°N, 89.622068°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 54452, 54965. 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.
