Polk, Wisconsin Weather
Polk, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Polk, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for Polk is published on the West Bend Municipal Airport (KETB) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Polk 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 Polk: Hartford Municipal Airport (KHXF) 14 km · Capitol Drive Airport (K02C) 26 km · Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (KMWC) 28 km · Waukesha County Airport (KUES) 32 km · Dodge County Airport (KUNU) 41 km
Conditions reported at KETB describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Polk specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Polk, Wisconsin
Polk, Wisconsin, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of glaciers and time, where the earth rises and falls in gentle swells. It lies 7.1 miles south-south-west of West Bend, WI (from West Bend, WI: bearing 194°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-west of Germantown. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep green of mature oak and maple forests, give way to open fields, their rich soil hinting at seasons of growth and harvest. Here, the air carries the clean, crisp scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially potent after a summer rain, and the quiet is a tangible thing, broken only by the distant crow of a rooster or the low hum of a passing tractor. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air of a country lane. The story of Polk is inextricably linked to the fertile land and the waterways that ribbon through it, primarily the St. Croix River, a vital artery for both commerce and recreation. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of abundant timber and rich farmland, established a community whose economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with dairy farms and crop production still forming the backbone of local livelihoods. While the days of bustling logging camps have faded, the industrious spirit persists, now channeled into more varied enterprises that support the quiet, steady pulse of Polk. Local traditions often revolve around the changing seasons, with summer picnics by the river and fall harvest festivals that celebrate the bounty of the region.
Live animated radar for Polk 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 | Polk, Washington County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.32527°N, 88.216903°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53037, 54830 |
| Area Code | 608, 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Polk, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Polk, 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 Polk includes coordinates 43.325270°N, 88.216903°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 53037, 54830. Telephone area code: 608, 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.
