Washington Island, Wisconsin Weather
Washington Island, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Washington Island, Door County.
Full aviation weather for Washington Island is published on the Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport (K3D2) page, 35 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. 2 airfields within reach of Washington Island 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 Washington Island: Delta County Airport (KESC) 38 km
Conditions reported at K3D2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Washington Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washington Island.
About Washington Island, Wisconsin
Washington Island rises from the cool, clear waters of Lake Michigan, a verdant sentinel at the tip of the Door Peninsula. It lies 20.4 miles north-north-east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 16°T), and is situated 17.1 miles north-north-east of Sister Bay. Its shores are a rugged embrace of limestone bluffs and pebbled beaches, where ancient glaciers have smoothed the stone to a satisfying, almost musical, texture underfoot. Inland, rolling fields of wild strawberries and blueberries give way to sparse woodlands of birch and pine, their needles whispering secrets on the persistent breeze. The air here carries the sharp tang of brine and the sweet, earthy perfume of damp soil, a scent that clings to everything, from the weathered clapboard of the few houses to the very skin of those who call Washington Island home. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast sky, possesses a peculiar, diffused quality, softening the edges of the landscape and lending a serene, almost ethereal, glow to the scattered farmsteads. The history of Washington Island is deeply entwined with the bounty and challenge of its island existence. For generations, fishing formed the lifeblood of its economy, the deep waters yielding whitefish and lake trout that sustained families and provided a livelihood. Though commercial fishing has waned, the spirit of resilience and self-sufficiency remains, now finding expression in a burgeoning tourism industry and the continued cultivation of its fertile soil. You can still see the ghosts of earlier eras in the sturdy, unassuming architecture of the churches and the weathered docks that jut out into the harbors, reminders of a time when the ferry was the sole lifeline to the mainland. The island's isolation has fostered a strong sense of community, a quiet camaraderie born of shared experience and a deep respect for the wild beauty that surrounds them.
Live animated radar for Washington Island 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 | Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45.39483°N, 86.931301°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54246 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Washington Island, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washington Island, 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 Washington Island includes coordinates 45.394830°N, 86.931301°W, situated in Door County. ZIP code 54246. 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.
