Shullsburg, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shullsburg, Lafayette County.
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Shullsburg rests in the rolling hills of Lafayette County, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with a quiet resilience. It lies 22.6 miles east-north-east of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 77°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-south-west of Lafayette. The terrain here is a gentle, undulating wave of green, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of oak and maple that have weathered countless prairie winds. In the summer, the air hangs heavy with the scent of cut hay and the distant hum of machinery, a constant, low thrum against the vast, open sky. Evenings bring a peculiar stillness, the light softening to a dusty rose that washes over the fields, imbuing the clustered farmsteads with a melancholic beauty. The story of Shullsburg is deeply entwined with the earth, a legacy forged in lead and zinc. This was a frontier mining town, its early prosperity built on the rich mineral veins that lay just beneath the surface, a fact still whispered in the weathered facades of its historic buildings. The economy, once driven by the subterranean riches, has since found a more sustainable rhythm in agriculture, with dairy farms and cornfields now dominating the landscape. It’s a place where the past is not forgotten but lives in the quiet dignity of its people and the enduring character of its streets, a subtle reminder of the hard work and determination that shaped this corner of Wisconsin.
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| Location | Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42.573335°N, 90.23096°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53586 |
| 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 Shullsburg, 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 Shullsburg includes coordinates 42.573335°N, 90.230960°W, situated in Lafayette County. ZIP code 53586. 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.