Williams Bay, Wisconsin Weather
Williams Bay, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Williams Bay, Walworth County.
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About Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Williams Bay unfolds along the southwestern edge of Geneva Lake, a place where the land gently slopes toward the water, allowing for broad views of the vast, blue expanse. It lies 18.8 miles north-north-west of Woodstock, IL (from Woodstock, IL: bearing 346°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south of Elkhorn. The air here, especially in late afternoon, carries a particular coolness, a whisper of the lake's depth, and the light often takes on a soft, diffused quality, as if filtered through a fine, invisible veil. Elm trees, their branches spreading wide like welcoming arms, line many of the streets, offering dappled shade to the well-kept lawns and modest homes that make up the residential heart of Williams Bay. The terrain itself, a product of glacial sculpting, presents a subtle, rolling character, a gentle rise and fall that hints at the powerful forces that shaped this landscape eons ago. The history of Williams Bay is deeply intertwined with Geneva Lake, its economy once fueled by the summer influx of Chicagoans seeking respite from the city's heat. Grand estates, remnants of that Gilded Age, still punctuate the shoreline, whispering tales of a bygone era of leisure and opulence, a stark contrast to the more down-to-earth rhythm of daily life that persists today. The presence of the Yerkes Observatory, a domed sentinel on the hill, speaks to a different kind of ambition, a dedication to peering into the heavens that has drawn scientists and stargazers for generations. While tourism remains a significant thread in the fabric of Williams Bay, the town also hums with the quiet industry of local businesses and the steady pulse of a community that values its connection to both the natural beauty of the lake and the enduring legacy of its past.
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| Location | Williams Bay, Walworth County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42.578072°N, 88.540933°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53191 |
| Area Code | 608 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Williams Bay, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Williams Bay, 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 Williams Bay includes coordinates 42.578072°N, 88.540933°W, situated in Walworth County. ZIP code 53191. 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. 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.
