Waunakee, Wisconsin Weather
Waunakee, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Waunakee, Dane County.
Full aviation weather for Waunakee is published on the Waunakee Airport (K6P3) page, 2 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 Waunakee 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 Waunakee: Middleton Municipal Morey Field (KC29) 11 km · Dane County Regional Truax Field (KMSN) 11 km · Blackhawk Airfield (K87Y) 24 km · Sauk-Prairie Airport (K91C) 27 km · Portage Municipal Airport (KC47) 41 km
Conditions reported at K6P3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waunakee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Waunakee, Wisconsin
Waunakee unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, a quintessential Wisconsin tableau where the land breathes with an agricultural soul. It lies 8.7 miles north-north-west of Madison, WI (from Madison, WI: bearing 342°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-north-east of Middleton. The sky here stretches wide, a vast canvas of shifting blues and grays that often spills a soft, diffused light onto fields of emerald corn and soybeans, their stalks whispering secrets in the breeze. It's a place where the air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the subtle, earthy perfume of tilled soil and distant woodsmoke, a sensory signature of the countryside that presses in from all sides. The topography, marked by shallow valleys and broad, rounded rises, suggests a patient artistry of water and ice from ages past, a geological narrative written in the very contours of the earth. This corner of Dane County, while deeply rooted in its agricultural heritage, has grown into a vibrant hub for its surrounding communities, its local economy thriving on a blend of farming, manufacturing, and a burgeoning service sector. The spirit of Waunakee is one of pragmatic optimism, a quiet industriousness that has seen it evolve from its early days as a farming settlement into a thriving municipality. History here isn't always shouted from grand monuments, but it resides in the sturdy brick of older buildings downtown and in the enduring traditions of community gatherings, where the shared experience of seasons and harvests continues to bind its residents. Waunakee itself is a testament to this blend of the enduring past and the purposeful present, a place that honors its roots while embracing the future.
Live animated radar for Waunakee 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 | Waunakee, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.191937°N, 89.455675°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53597 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waunakee, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waunakee, 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 Waunakee includes coordinates 43.191937°N, 89.455675°W, situated in Dane County. ZIP code 53597. 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.
