Wind Lake, Wisconsin Weather
Wind Lake, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wind Lake, Racine County.
Full aviation weather for Wind Lake is published on the East Troy Municipal Airport (K57C) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Wind Lake 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 Wind Lake: Burlington Municipal Airport (KBUU) 20 km · Grand Geneva Resort Airport (KC02) 30 km · Camp Lake Airport (K49C) 34 km · Lake Lawn Airport (KC59) 42 km · Galt Field (K10C) 51 km
Conditions reported at K57C describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wind Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wind Lake.
About Wind Lake, Wisconsin
Wind Lake breathes with a quiet, persistent vitality, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent swell that hints at the glacial forces that shaped it. It lies 5.4 miles south of Muskego, WI (from Muskego, WI: bearing 191°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-west of Franklin. The sky here, vast and often a canvas of deep blues and bruised purples at twilight, presses down on fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards the horizon, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets. Scattered stands of oak and maple punctuate the landscape, their leaves catching the sunlight in a way that makes the air itself seem to shimmer, and the air carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and distant hay. The presence of water is a constant, a cool whisper in the air, even when the lake itself is out of sight, a promise of refreshment and a reflection of the wide, generous sky. The history of Wind Lake is tied to the fertile earth and the steady hum of agricultural enterprise, a legacy that continues to define its local economy. Generations have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its rich soil, and the rhythm of planting and harvest still dictates the pulse of life here. While farming remains a cornerstone, the proximity to larger urban centers has also brought a steady influx of residents seeking a quieter, more grounded existence, drawn by the very openness and natural beauty that has always characterized Wind Lake. The lake itself, a jewel in this landscape, offers a place for recreation and reflection, a quiet counterpoint to the diligent work that has long sustained this corner of Wisconsin.
Live animated radar for Wind Lake 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 | Wind Lake, Racine County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42.82946°N, 88.1587°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53185 |
| Area Code | 608 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wind Lake, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wind Lake, 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 Wind Lake includes coordinates 42.829460°N, 88.158700°W, situated in Racine County. ZIP code 53185. 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.
