Prescott, Wisconsin Weather
Prescott, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Prescott, Pierce County.
Full aviation weather for Prescott is published on the South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) page, 22 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 Prescott 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 Prescott: Lake Elmo Airport (K21D) 28 km · Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) 29 km · Red Wing Regional Airport (KRGK) 31 km · Stanton Airfield (KSYN) 35 km · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) 36 km
Conditions reported at KSGS describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Prescott specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Prescott, Wisconsin
Prescott rises from the confluence of the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers, a place where the land itself seems to gather and turn, a gentle sweep of hills and fertile bottoms meeting the broad, purposeful flow of water. It lies 8.8 miles south-east of Cottage Grove, MN (from Cottage Grove, MN: bearing 128°T), and is situated 2.5 miles east of Hastings. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine, and in the late afternoon, the sun, when it pierces the occasional cloud, lays a warm, honeyed light across the weathered facades of its buildings and the emerald green of its surrounding fields. The terrain is a study in contrasts: the steep bluffs that overlook the river junctions offer grand, sweeping panoramas, while the valley floors provide a more intimate embrace of the land, crisscrossed by drainage ditches and dotted with the stoic presence of farmsteads. It is a landscape that feels both robust and yielding, a place where the elements have shaped the character of the place as much as human hands. The story of Prescott is inextricably linked to the rivers that define its edges, a vital hub for steamboat trade in its early days and a point of passage that fostered a spirit of resilience and commerce. Its economy, once heavily reliant on timber and agriculture, now finds a steady pulse in its proximity to larger urban centers, drawing workers who appreciate the quieter, more grounded rhythm of life here. Yet, the echoes of its past are not entirely silent; the sturdy brickwork of its older structures and the enduring legacy of family farms speak of generations who navigated these waters and tilled this soil. The annual Fourth of July celebration, a tradition as old as the town itself, still draws families to the riverfront, a vibrant testament to a community that cherishes its heritage while looking toward the horizon.
Live animated radar for Prescott 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 | Prescott, Pierce County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.748856°N, 92.802147°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54021 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prescott, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prescott, 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 Prescott includes coordinates 44.748856°N, 92.802147°W, situated in Pierce County. ZIP code 54021. 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.
