Poynette, Wisconsin Weather
Poynette, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Poynette, Columbia County.
Full aviation weather for Poynette is published on the Portage Municipal Airport (KC47) page, 20 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 Poynette 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 Poynette: Waunakee Airport (K6P3) 24 km · Dane County Regional Truax Field (KMSN) 28 km · Sauk-Prairie Airport (K91C) 30 km · Middleton Municipal Morey Field (KC29) 32 km · Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Regional Airport (KDLL) 33 km
Conditions reported at KC47 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Poynette specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Poynette.
About Poynette, Wisconsin
Poynette rests in a land shaped by the slow, deliberate crawl of glaciers, its terrain a gentle, rolling expanse where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons often softened by a haze of summer heat. It lies 17.2 miles north-north-west of Sun Prairie, WI (from Sun Prairie, WI: bearing 326°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east of Lake Wisconsin. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and, in the cooler months, the crisp promise of frost. Sunlight spills across the landscape in broad, golden washes, particularly in the late afternoon, painting the sky in hues of apricot and lavender as the day’s work winds down. The land itself feels solid, unpretentious, a place where the sky seems to hold more dominion than the earth, offering a sense of quiet, expansive freedom. The story of Poynette is one of agricultural resilience, its economy deeply rooted in the fertile soils of Columbia County. For generations, this has been a place where families have worked the land, their lives dictated by the seasons and the bounty they yield. This deep connection to farming has shaped the character of Poynette, fostering a sense of community built on shared labor and mutual respect. While agriculture remains central, the town has also seen a steady, unhurried growth, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather informs the present, evident in the enduring architecture and the quiet hum of everyday life that carries through its streets.
Live animated radar for Poynette 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 | Poynette, Columbia County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.390264°N, 89.402896°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53955 |
| Area Code | 920 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Poynette, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poynette, 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 Poynette includes coordinates 43.390264°N, 89.402896°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 53955. Telephone area code: 920. 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.
