Sawyer, Wisconsin Weather
Sawyer, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sawyer, Sawyer County.
Full aviation weather for Sawyer is published on the Sawyer County Airport (KHYR) page, 31 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. 5 airfields within reach of Sawyer 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 Sawyer: Rusk County Airport (KRCX) 38 km · Cable Union Airport (K3CU) 42 km · Shell Lake Municipal Airport (KSSQ) 59 km · Park Falls Municipal Airport (KPKF) 60 km
Conditions reported at KHYR describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sawyer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sawyer.
About Sawyer, Wisconsin
Sawyer rests where the land begins to soften its edges, a place where the broad, fertile plains of Wisconsin yield to the whispering pines and the quiet murmur of the Eau Claire River. It lies 52.5 miles north of Chippewa, WI (from Chippewa, WI: bearing 7°T), and is situated 13.8 miles south-east of Little Round Lake. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous and coniferous trees, cradle the settlement, their slopes often softened by the low, persistent mist that rises from the damp earth in the cool mornings. The air here carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp soil, a fragrance that deepens as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the western sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. The rhythm of Sawyer is one of deliberate quiet, a gentle hum beneath the rustling leaves, a feeling of being held close by the ancient, patient woods. The story of Sawyer is bound to the sturdy, practical spirit of those who first cleared the land and the enduring strength of the timber that continues to shape its identity. Logging was the lifeblood that coursed through its early veins, the great trees felled and floated down the waterways to feed the burgeoning industries further afield. Today, while the roar of the sawmills has softened, the connection to the land remains, evident in the small farms that dot the surrounding countryside, their fields of corn and soybeans catching the sunlight like scattered gold. The Eau Claire River, a silver ribbon winding through the landscape, is not just a scenic feature but a vital artery, a reminder of the natural forces that have always dictated the pace of life in Sawyer, offering quiet pleasures of fishing and contemplation to those who seek them.
Live animated radar for Sawyer 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 | Sawyer, Sawyer County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.822017°N, 91.168589°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54862, 54843 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sawyer, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sawyer, 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 Sawyer includes coordinates 45.822017°N, 91.168589°W, situated in Sawyer County. ZIP code 54862, 54843. 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.
