Washburn, Wisconsin Weather
Washburn, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Washburn, Bayfield County.
Full aviation weather for Washburn is published on the John F Kennedy Memorial Airport (KASX) page, 14 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 Washburn 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 Washburn: Bayfield County Airport (KY77) 44 km · Eau Claire Lakes Airport (K5G4) 58 km · Cable Union Airport (K3CU) 60 km
Conditions reported at KASX describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Washburn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washburn.
About Washburn, Wisconsin
Washburn is a place where the vast blue of Lake Superior spills onto a shoreline carved by ancient forces. It lies 57.4 miles east of Superior, WI (from Superior, WI: bearing 93°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north of Ashland. The land here rises and falls, a testament to glacial sculpting, with forested hills that cradle the town like a secret. Douglas fir and white pine claw at a sky that can shift from brilliant sapphire to a bruised, tempestuous grey in a matter of hours, their needles catching the wind and whispering stories of the north. The air, even on a summer afternoon, carries a crispness, a cool breath from the immense body of water that defines this corner of Wisconsin. The sunlight, when it breaks through, possesses a certain clarity, illuminating the weathered clapboard of buildings and the deep green of the surrounding woods. This is a town built on the back of industry, its history etched by the clang of machinery and the roar of steam. Once, Washburn was a bustling hub for iron ore shipment, its harbor a gateway for the riches drawn from the earth. The echoes of that era linger in the robust architecture and the enduring spirit of its people, a resilience forged in hard work and the unforgiving beauty of the Northwoods. Today, the economy is a quieter symphony, a blend of tourism drawn to the rugged splendor of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and the steady pulse of local businesses. The rhythm of Washburn is one of thoughtful days, where the lake’s ever-present murmur provides a constant, calming soundtrack to the lives lived out against its stunning backdrop.
Live animated radar for Washburn 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 | Washburn, Bayfield County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 46.673272°N, 90.894908°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54891 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Washburn, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washburn, 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 Washburn includes coordinates 46.673272°N, 90.894908°W, situated in Bayfield County. ZIP code 54891. 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.
