Rib Mountain, Wisconsin Weather
Rib Mountain, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rib Mountain, Marathon County.
Full aviation weather for Rib Mountain is published on the Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW) page, 4 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 Rib Mountain 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 Mountain: Central Wisconsin Airport (KCWA) 15 km · Merrill Municipal Airport (KRRL) 32 km · Stevens Point Municipal Airport (KSTE) 42 km · Marshfield Municipal Airport (KMFI) 51 km · Langlade County Airport (KAIG) 52 km
Conditions reported at KAUW describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rib Mountain specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rib Mountain.
About Rib Mountain, Wisconsin
Rib Mountain rises with a singular, stony dignity from the gently rolling Wisconsin landscape, its granite shoulders dusted by the seasons. It lies 3.9 miles south-west of Wausau, WI (from Wausau, WI: bearing 215°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east of Marathon. The ascent is not dramatic, but a persistent, verdant climb, cloaked in a dense tapestry of hardwoods and pines that whisper secrets to the wind. Here, the air carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a refreshing counterpoint to the humid summers and the crisp, biting cold of winter. From its heights, one can survey a patchwork of agricultural fields and the distant, shimmering ribbon of the Wisconsin River, a vista that offers a profound sense of place, a quiet understanding of the land's enduring character. This venerable geological feature, a remnant of ancient glacial activity, has shaped the very rhythm of life in Rib Mountain. For generations, its fertile soil and the nearby waterways have sustained a thriving agricultural community, the golden hues of ripening corn and soybeans a familiar sight under the vast Midwestern sky. More recently, the allure of its natural beauty has drawn visitors and residents alike, fostering a nascent tourism industry that celebrates its hiking trails and scenic overlooks. The very bedrock of Rib Mountain, a testament to geological time, offers a constant, silent narrative of the region's past, a grounding presence that informs the present with a quiet resilience.
Live animated radar for Rib Mountain 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 | Rib Mountain, Marathon County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.912746°N, 89.675401°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54401 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rib Mountain, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rib Mountain, 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 Mountain includes coordinates 44.912746°N, 89.675401°W, situated in Marathon County. ZIP code 54401. 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.
