West Milwaukee, Wisconsin Weather
West Milwaukee, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for West Milwaukee, Milwaukee County.
Full aviation weather for West Milwaukee is published on the General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) page, 10 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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee: Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (KMWC) 12 km · Capitol Drive Airport (K02C) 19 km · Waukesha County Airport (KUES) 22 km · John H Batten Airport (KRAC) 31 km · Sylvania Airport (KC89) 34 km
Conditions reported at KMKE describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Milwaukee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About West Milwaukee, Wisconsin
West Milwaukee, a land of subtle plains, lies where the earth shows its broad, patient face to the sky. It lies 1.8 miles east of West Allis, WI (from West Allis, WI: bearing 99°T), and is situated 3.8 miles west-south-west of Milwaukee. The terrain, a gentle incline, hints at the presence of water not far off, a whisper of the great lakes that shape this part of the continent. Here, industrial bones rise from the soil, structures that speak of an enduring human endeavor, their silhouettes softened by the haze of a summer afternoon. The air itself carries a particular weight, a blend of earth and industry, a scent that is uniquely West Milwaukee. The history of West Milwaukee is bound to the iron and steel that once pulsed through its veins, a testament to the industrial might that built this region. Factories, long since quiet or repurposed, stand as monuments to an earlier era, their brickwork weathered by decades of Wisconsin seasons. The local economy, while diversified, still carries echoes of its manufacturing past, a sturdy resilience forged in the fires of production. This is a place where the past is not forgotten but integrated, a layer beneath the present day, visible in the persistent grid of streets and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for West Milwaukee 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 | West Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43.012514°N, 87.972586°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 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Milwaukee, 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 Milwaukee includes coordinates 43.012514°N, 87.972586°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.
