Tainter Lake, Wisconsin Weather
Tainter Lake, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tainter Lake, Dunn County.
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About Tainter Lake, Wisconsin
Tainter Lake stretches wide and welcoming, a broad expanse of shimmering water cradled by rolling hills that wear their emerald green cloaks with a quiet dignity. It lies 15.3 miles north-north-east of Dunn, WI (from Dunn, WI: bearing 15°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-north-east of Menomonie. The land here, a mosaic of fertile fields and whispering woodlands, slopes gently towards the lake’s edge, where reeds rustle in the breeze and the occasional heron stands sentinel, its form a study in patient stillness. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and damp earth, a scent that seems to permeate the very stone of the old farmhouses dotting the countryside. Sunlight, when it breaks through the scattered cumulus clouds, paints the surface of Tainter Lake in shifting shades of sapphire and silver, transforming the water into a living, breathing entity. This watery heart of Dunn County owes its existence to the ingenuity of early settlers who, in the late 19th century, dammed the Red Cedar River, creating the reservoir that is now Tainter Lake. Its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land and the river, with agriculture and dairy farming forming the bedrock of local prosperity. The lake itself, however, has become a significant draw, a place where families gather for summer recreation – boating, fishing, and the simple pleasure of watching the sun dip below the horizon, igniting the western sky in a spectacle of fiery oranges and soft purples. The communities surrounding Tainter Lake retain a character of unpretentious warmth, a place where the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the turning of the seasons.
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| Location | Tainter Lake, Dunn County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.989129°N, 91.847675°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54730, 54751 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tainter Lake, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tainter Lake, 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 Tainter Lake includes coordinates 44.989129°N, 91.847675°W, situated in Dunn County. ZIP code 54730, 54751. 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.
