Richfield, Wisconsin Weather
Richfield, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Richfield, Washington County.
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About Richfield, Wisconsin
Richfield rests in a landscape where the land itself seems to sigh, a gentle rolling terrain sculpted by ancient glaciers and now softened by generations of cultivation. It lies 4.9 miles south-south-east of Polk, WI (from Polk, WI: bearing 166°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-west of Menomonee Falls. Broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of oak and maple trees, their leaves catching the afternoon sun in a thousand subtle shades of green. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and growing things, a perfume that deepens with the coming of evening, when the sky above Richfield bleeds into hues of lavender and rose, casting long, deepening shadows across the country roads. Small farmsteads, their white-washed barns gleaming against the verdant backdrop, dot the countryside, each a quiet testament to a life lived in close communion with the seasons. The history of Richfield is deeply intertwined with the fertile earth and the industrious spirit of its early settlers, primarily of German and Swiss heritage, who found in these rolling hills an echo of their homelands. Agriculture remains the lifeblood of Richfield, though the farms now often blend modern efficiency with time-honored practices, their fields yielding not only crops but also a quiet prosperity that underpins the local economy. You can still feel the echoes of that founding spirit in the sturdy architecture of the old churches and the friendly, unhurried pace of daily life, where neighbors still nod hello on the country lanes. While there are no grand monuments, the true landmarks of Richfield are perhaps the enduring fields themselves, their patterns a living map of human endeavor etched onto the patient canvas of the Wisconsin land.
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| Location | Richfield, Washington County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.256116°N, 88.193982°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53076 |
| Area Code | 608 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Richfield, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richfield, Wisconsin, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Richfield includes coordinates 43.256116°N, 88.193982°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 53076. Telephone area code: 608. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
