West Allis, Wisconsin Weather
West Allis, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for West Allis, Milwaukee County.
Full aviation weather for West Allis is published on the Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (KMWC) page, 11 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 West Allis 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 West Allis: Capitol Drive Airport (K02C) 16 km · Waukesha County Airport (KUES) 19 km · West Bend Municipal Airport (KETB) 46 km · Hartford Municipal Airport (KHXF) 48 km · Sullivan Airport (KW11) 48 km
Conditions reported at KMWC describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Allis specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About West Allis, Wisconsin
West Allis sprawls with a quiet persistence, a landscape shaped by the steady hand of industry rather than the dramatic sweep of nature. It lies 2.3 miles south of Wauwatosa, WI (from Wauwatosa, WI: bearing 179°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west-south-west of Milwaukee. Its terrain is a subtle topography of gently rolling plains, crisscrossed by the asphalt arteries of roads that carry the hum of daily life. The air here, especially in the late afternoon as the sun begins its descent, often carries a faint, metallic tang, a ghost of the manufacturing that once defined its very breath. Residential streets, lined with modest homes and mature trees, give way to commercial corridors where the signs of commerce are as enduring as the brickwork of older buildings. This is a place where the horizon is less a distant vista and more a pragmatic line, delineating the next block, the next neighborhood, the next chapter of its unfolding story. The echoes of a robust industrial past still resonate through West Allis, a legacy forged in the sweat and ingenuity of its working-class roots. For decades, it was a powerhouse of manufacturing, producing everything from farm equipment to electrical goods, drawing a steady stream of hopefuls seeking honest work. The economic heartbeat of West Allis, though now diversified, still carries the rhythm of that productive era, a testament to the resilience of its people and their enduring spirit of enterprise. While the towering smokestacks may have fallen silent, the entrepreneurial drive remains, evident in the array of small businesses and the enduring presence of institutions that have served generations. West Allis, in its unassuming way, continues to build on the foundations laid by its forebears, a community that understands the value of hard work and the quiet satisfaction of a job well done.
Live animated radar for West Allis 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 | West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.016681°N, 88.007032°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53214, 53219 |
| Area Code | 608 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Allis, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Allis, 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 West Allis includes coordinates 43.016681°N, 88.007032°W, situated in Milwaukee County. ZIP code 53214, 53219. Telephone area code: 608. 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.
