Waterloo, Wisconsin Weather
Waterloo, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Waterloo, Jefferson County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Waterloo.
About Waterloo, Wisconsin
Waterloo rests within a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate work of glaciers, where the land rises and falls in soft, rolling contours that suggest the ebb and flow of ancient ice. It lies 11.3 miles east of Sun Prairie, WI (from Sun Prairie, WI: bearing 90°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-north-west of Lake Mills. The Rock River, a ribbon of muddy green, meanders through this terrain, its banks often fringed with willows that droop their leaves like weary dancers. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch across the plateaus, their stalks whispering secrets to the wind, while patches of woodland offer a darker, more hushed counterpoint. Even the air here seems to hold a certain stillness, a quality of light that softens the edges of everything, especially as dusk begins to bleed across the western sky, painting the clouds in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. The history of Waterloo is intrinsically tied to the fertile earth and the winding river that have sustained it for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community that would grow to rely on the bounty of agriculture, a tradition that still defines much of its character. The grain elevators, silos standing like sentinels against the horizon, are a constant reminder of this enduring connection to the soil. While the local economy has diversified over time, embracing light manufacturing and service industries, the fundamental rhythm of Waterloo remains that of the seasons and the harvest. The quiet hum of daily life, punctuated by the occasional train whistle or the distant rumble of farm equipment, speaks to a place that values continuity and the steady, dependable pulse of its own existence.
Live animated radar for Waterloo and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.183884°N, 88.988442°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53594 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waterloo, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waterloo, 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 Waterloo includes coordinates 43.183884°N, 88.988442°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 53594. 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.
