Stanley, Wisconsin Weather
Stanley, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stanley, Chippewa County.
Full aviation weather for Stanley is published on the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (KEAU) page, 44 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. 4 airfields within reach of Stanley 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 Stanley: Taylor County Airport (KMDZ) 52 km · Neillsville Municipal Airport (KVIQ) 56 km · Rusk County Airport (KRCX) 60 km
Conditions reported at KEAU describe the airfield itself. Weather 44 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stanley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stanley.
About Stanley, Wisconsin
Stanley unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of glaciers, where rolling farmland, stitched with verdant forests, meets the slow, deliberate flow of the Chippewa River. It lies 14.4 miles west-south-west of Clark, WI (from Clark, WI: bearing 251°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west of Thorp. The air here, especially in the hushed moments before dawn, carries a crisp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a subtle perfume that clings to the very soul of the place. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oaks and maples, falls in shifting mosaics onto fields of corn and soybeans, painting the land with a fleeting, golden luminescence that speaks of abundance and quiet endurance. The streets of Stanley themselves possess a sturdy, unpretentious character, lined with buildings that have weathered seasons and generations, each brick and beam a silent witness to the ongoing narrative of this Chippewa County heartland. The story of Stanley is deeply intertwined with the rich, dark soil and the bounty it has yielded for over a century. Initially drawn by the promise of timber and fertile ground, settlers carved a life from the wilderness, establishing a community that would grow to embrace agriculture as its enduring backbone. The local economy, a resilient blend of farming and related industries, continues to thrive, its pulse steady and reliable like the river that bisects the region. Old brick structures, remnants of a more industrial past, stand with quiet dignity alongside modern agricultural enterprises, a visual testament to the town's capacity for adaptation. Evenings in Stanley often bring a gentle hum of activity, the distant rumble of tractors giving way to the murmur of conversation from the local diner, a familiar melody that underscores the enduring spirit of this place.
Live animated radar for Stanley 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 | Stanley, Chippewa County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.959966°N, 90.937085°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54768 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanley, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanley, 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 Stanley includes coordinates 44.959966°N, 90.937085°W, situated in Chippewa County. ZIP code 54768. 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.
