Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Weather
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whitefish Bay, Door County.
Full aviation weather for Whitefish Bay is published on the Door County Cherryland Airport (KSUE) page, 18 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. 4 airfields within reach of Whitefish Bay 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 Whitefish Bay: Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport (K3D2) 26 km · Menominee–Marinette Twin County Airport (KMNM) 41 km · J. Douglas Bake Memorial Airport (KOCQ) 55 km
Conditions reported at KSUE describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Whitefish Bay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Whitefish Bay.
About Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Whitefish Bay unfurls along a sweep of Lake Michigan's western shore, its coastline a gentle curve of ochre cliffs and sandy inlets, often softened by the persistent mist that rolls in from the vast water. It lies 16.5 miles south-south-west of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 210°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east-north-east of Sturgeon Bay. The land here is a tapestry of deciduous forests, their leaves a vibrant emerald in summer and a fiery riot of red and gold come autumn, giving way to open fields where wild grasses and tenacious wildflowers bloom. The air, especially in the mornings, carries the bracing scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from the north and west. Even in the heart of the village, the rhythm of the lake dictates the day, its moods shifting from glassy calm to tempestuous fury, mirroring the quiet, resilient spirit of Whitefish Bay itself. Historically, Whitefish Bay drew its lifeblood from the bounty of the lake, its early settlers drawn by the rich fishing grounds that gave the bay its name. The economy, while still acknowledging its maritime roots, has diversified, with tourism now a significant thread in its fabric, drawing visitors to its charming shops, art galleries, and the serene beauty of its state park. Echoes of the past can be found in the weathered clapboard of the older buildings and the stories whispered of shipwrecks and hardy fishermen who braved these waters. A distinctive quietude pervades Whitefish Bay, a sense of a place content in its own skin, where the most pressing concerns often revolve around the changing seasons and the ever-present, mesmerizing presence of the Great Lake.
Live animated radar for Whitefish Bay 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 | Whitefish Bay, Door County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.90583°N, 87.217323°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54235, 53217 |
| Area Code | 715, 608 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitefish Bay, 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 Whitefish Bay includes coordinates 44.905830°N, 87.217323°W, situated in Door County. ZIP code 54235, 53217. Telephone area code: 715, 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.
