Sauk City, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Sauk City, Sauk County.
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Sauk City lies where the Wisconsin River, a broad, slow-moving artery, has patiently sculpted the landscape into a series of gentle terraces and fertile plains. It lies 13.9 miles south-east of Sauk, WI (from Sauk, WI: bearing 133°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east-south-east of Sauk Prairie. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a testament to the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface, and in the late afternoon, the sunlight, filtered through the leaves of cottonwood and oak, casts long, wavering shadows across the fields. The river itself, a constant presence, offers a shimmering, ever-changing mirror to the vast, open sky that stretches above Sauk City, a sky that can shift from the bruised purples of an approaching storm to the crystalline blue of a perfect summer day. The history of Sauk City is deeply intertwined with the bounty of this river valley, a place that has drawn settlers seeking fertile ground and the commerce that waterways provide. Early industries were rooted in the abundant natural resources, from logging that once floated downstream to the processing of agricultural yields. Today, the economic life of Sauk City continues to draw strength from the land, with agriculture remaining a significant pillar, alongside a growing entrepreneurial spirit that adds its own distinct hum to the town’s daily rhythm. Distinctive too are the echoes of its past, evident in the sturdy, time-worn architecture that still graces its streets, whispering tales of generations who have called this bend in the Wisconsin River home.
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| Location | Sauk City, Sauk County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.270822°N, 89.722067°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53583 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sauk City, 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 Sauk City includes coordinates 43.270822°N, 89.722067°W, situated in Sauk County. ZIP code 53583. 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. 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.