Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Weather
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County.
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About Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Pleasant Prairie unfolds across a landscape of generous, open skies and fertile, rolling terrain, a gentle expanse where the cultivated fields meet the whispering grasses. It lies 6.1 miles west-south-west of Kenosha, WI (from Kenosha, WI: bearing 249°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-west of Zion. The air here often carries the clean scent of damp earth after a spring rain, or the sun-baked dryness of late summer, a subtle perfume that shifts with the seasons. Roads, often straight and true, cleave through emerald fields and past stands of mature oak, their branches reaching like patient arms towards the horizon. The very light seems to possess a particular quality, softening at dusk into hues of lavender and rose that linger long after the sun has dipped below the undulating land, imbuing the quiet evenings with a hushed, contemplative beauty. This corner of Wisconsin, Pleasant Prairie, has a history deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of the Midwest, a legacy evident in the enduring farmsteads and the patchwork of fields that still define its character. Once a vital agricultural hub, its economy has gracefully adapted, now embracing a diverse blend of commerce and industry, with sprawling business parks humming with activity alongside the enduring agricultural roots. The presence of the vast Lake Michigan shoreline, just a breath away, lends a unique rhythm to life, its cooling breezes and expansive waters offering a natural counterpoint to the inland plains. While not a place of grand historical monuments, Pleasant Prairie carries its past in the resilience of its land and the quiet determination of its people, a continuous unfolding of life shaped by soil, sky, and the ever-present murmur of the great lake.
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| Location | Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42.553075°N, 87.933412°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53158, 53142 |
| Area Code | 608 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pleasant Prairie, 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 Pleasant Prairie includes coordinates 42.553075°N, 87.933412°W, situated in Kenosha County. ZIP code 53158, 53142. Telephone area code: 608. 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.
