Rib Lake, Wisconsin Weather
Rib Lake, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rib Lake, Taylor County.
Full aviation weather for Rib Lake is published on the Taylor County Airport (KMDZ) page, 25 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. 4 airfields within reach of Rib Lake 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 Rib Lake: Tomahawk Regional Airport (KTKV) 36 km · Merrill Municipal Airport (KRRL) 41 km · Price County Airport (KPBH) 46 km
Conditions reported at KMDZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rib Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rib Lake.
About Rib Lake, Wisconsin
Rib Lake lies cradled by a generous spread of northern Wisconsin woodlands, a place where the land itself seems to breathe the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 29.6 miles north-east of Clark, WI (from Clark, WI: bearing 48°T), and is situated 13.9 miles north-north-east of Medford. The terrain rolls with a gentle, persistent swell, hinting at the glacial forces that shaped it, and is punctuated by the shimmering presence of its namesake waterway, a broad, slow-moving body that mirrors the sky with startling clarity. The air here, especially in the hushed hours of late afternoon, carries a cool, clean edge, a palpable freshness that seems to scrub the senses clean. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy of hardwoods and conifers, falls in shafts of diffused gold, illuminating the mossy bark of ancient trees and the rich, dark loam underfoot. This corner of Taylor County carries the deep imprint of its logging past, a history etched not just in the stumps of felled giants but in the very layout of Rib Lake itself. The economy, once driven by the roar of saws and the rush of timber down rivers, has since diversified, with agriculture now sharing the land with forestry and a growing appreciation for the natural beauty that draws visitors. The lake itself, a hub for recreation, offers a quiet counterpoint to the industrious spirit that built Rib Lake, its waters inviting fishing, boating, and the simple pleasure of watching dragonflies skim its surface. It's a place where the echoes of hardworking generations mingle with the persistent hum of cicadas in the summer heat, a quiet continuity that defines the character of Rib Lake.
Live animated radar for Rib Lake 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 | Rib Lake, Taylor County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.317466°N, 90.208478°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54470 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rib Lake, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rib Lake, 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 Rib Lake includes coordinates 45.317466°N, 90.208478°W, situated in Taylor County. ZIP code 54470. 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.
