Rice Lake, Wisconsin Weather
Rice Lake, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rice Lake, Barron County.
Full aviation weather for Rice Lake is published on the Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field (KRPD) page, 10 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 Rice 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 Rice Lake: Cumberland Municipal Airport (KUBE) 19 km · Chetek Municipal Southworth Airport (KY23) 24 km · Shell Lake Municipal Airport (KSSQ) 29 km · Amery Municipal Airport (KAHH) 56 km · Rusk County Airport (KRCX) 58 km
Conditions reported at KRPD describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rice Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rice Lake.
About Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Rice Lake unfurls under a sky that often holds a soft, diffused light, its namesake waters a broad, still mirror reflecting the passing clouds and the deep green of the surrounding woodlands. It lies 37.3 miles north-west of Chippewa, WI (from Chippewa, WI: bearing 325°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-east of Barron. The terrain here is a gentle undulation, a series of low, rounded hills that have been smoothed by time and glaciation, giving way to the flat, fertile expanse of the lakebed itself. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the clean, damp scent of loam and pine needles, a fragrance that seems to settle into the very bones of the place. In the summer months, the shores of Rice Lake are dotted with cabins and the occasional boat, their hulls gliding silently across the water, leaving behind only the faintest ripple. The history of Rice Lake is deeply entwined with the abundance of wild rice that once flourished in its shallow waters, a sustenance that gave the area its name and shaped the lives of the Indigenous peoples who first inhabited this land. Later, European settlers arrived, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of agriculture, transforming the landscape into fields of grain and pasture. The local economy, while diversifying, still holds a strong connection to the land, with dairy farms and crop cultivation forming a significant part of its character. Rice Lake itself remains a focal point, a place for recreation and a quiet reminder of the natural bounty that first drew people here, fostering a sense of continuity that can be felt in the unhurried rhythm of daily life.
Live animated radar for Rice 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 | Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.506068°N, 91.738225°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54868 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rice Lake, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rice 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 Rice Lake includes coordinates 45.506068°N, 91.738225°W, situated in Barron County. ZIP code 54868. 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.
