Port Wing, Wisconsin Weather
Port Wing, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Port Wing, Bayfield County.
Full aviation weather for Port Wing is published on the Bayfield County Airport (KY77) page, 23 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 Port Wing 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 Port Wing: Richard B Helgeson Airport (KTWM) 41 km · John F Kennedy Memorial Airport (KASX) 44 km · Eau Claire Lakes Airport (K5G4) 48 km · Sky Harbor Airport (KDYT) 50 km · Richard I Bong Memorial Airport (KSUW) 55 km
Conditions reported at KY77 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Port Wing specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Port Wing.
About Port Wing, Wisconsin
Port Wing, a quiet harbor on the southern edge of the great lake, exhales the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 34.1 miles east of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 91°T), and is situated 14.6 miles north of Iron River. The landscape here is a study in soft transitions, where rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, dark green of mixed hardwoods and conifers, surrender gently to the broad, slate-grey expanse of the water. The shoreline itself is a mosaic of pebble beaches and rocky outcrops, worn smooth by countless seasons of wind and wave, and the air often carries a cool, fresh breath, hinting at the vastness of the water beyond. Small, weathered docks, their timbers silvered by sun and spray, jut out into the bay like skeletal fingers, their mooring posts slick with algae, a testament to the enduring embrace of the lake. The light, especially in the late afternoon, has a particular quality, a diffused glow that softens the edges of everything, lending a dreamlike stillness to the scene. The history of Port Wing is a story whispered by the rustling leaves and the lapping water, a tale intertwined with the bounty of the forest and the lake. Once, the air here hummed with the industry of logging, great rafts of timber navigating these very waters, bound for distant markets. The echoes of that era can still be felt, a subtle undercurrent beneath the current quiet. Today, Port Wing’s economy finds its rhythm in the slower, more deliberate pulse of tourism and the enduring traditions of fishing. Small bait shops and marinas dot the waterfront, their proprietors possessing a knowledge of the lake’s moods and secrets passed down through generations. The character of Port Wing is one of resilient simplicity, a place where the pace of life is measured not by the clock, but by the changing seasons and the steady, unwavering presence of the water.
Live animated radar for Port Wing 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.
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| Location | Port Wing, Bayfield County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 46.774657°N, 91.386574°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54865 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Port Wing, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Port Wing, 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 Port Wing includes coordinates 46.774657°N, 91.386574°W, situated in Bayfield County. ZIP code 54865. 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.
