Viola, Wisconsin Weather
Viola, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Viola, Richland County.
Full aviation weather for Viola is published on the Viroqua Municipal Airport (KY51) page, 20 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. 6 airfields within reach of Viola 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 Viola: Boscobel Airport (KOVS) 38 km · Richland Airport (K93C) 39 km · Elroy Municipal Airport (K60C) 40 km · Sparta Fort McCoy Airport (KCMY) 51 km · Tri-County Regional Airport (KLNR) 51 km
Conditions reported at KY51 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Viola specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Viola.
About Viola, Wisconsin
Viola rests in a hollow carved by time and water, where the rolling hills of Richland County begin to soften into the broader curves of the landscape. It lies 35.1 miles south-east of La Crosse, WI (from La Crosse, WI: bearing 125°T), and is situated 3.4 miles east-south-east of Liberty. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and sun-baked grass, a subtle perfume that clings to the weathered clapboard buildings and the wide, quiet streets. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled green blankets, punctuated by the dark, sturdy shapes of oak and maple trees that cluster along the creek beds and steeper slopes. Even the light seems to have a particular quality, a soft, diffused glow that filters through the leaves, painting the scene with a gentle, almost painterly touch. The story of Viola is written in the land itself, a narrative of agricultural endeavor and the enduring spirit of those who have worked this soil. Dairy farms, once the backbone of the local economy, still dot the surrounding countryside, their silos standing like sentinels against the wide Wisconsin sky. The Kickapoo River, a ribbon of silver that winds through the nearby terrain, has shaped not only the geography but also the lives of its inhabitants, offering both sustenance and recreation. While the agricultural roots remain deep, the character of Viola has evolved, embracing a quiet resilience that reflects the enduring strength of its people and the unpretentious beauty of their homeland.
Live animated radar for Viola 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.
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| Location | Viola, Richland County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.506086°N, 90.668186°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54664 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Viola, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Viola, 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 Viola includes coordinates 43.506086°N, 90.668186°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 54664. 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.
