Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Weather
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County.
Full aviation weather for Wisconsin Rapids is published on the Alexander Field South Wood County Airport (KISW) page, 3 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 Wisconsin Rapids 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 Wisconsin Rapids: Stevens Point Municipal Airport (KSTE) 29 km · Marshfield Municipal Airport (KMFI) 41 km · Necedah Airport (KDAF) 44 km · Central Wisconsin Airport (KCWA) 45 km · Wautoma Municipal Airport (KY50) 56 km
Conditions reported at KISW describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wisconsin Rapids specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Rapids spreads itself along the sinuous bends of the Wisconsin River, a place where the land feels shaped by water and by the deep, quiet woods that press in from the north and west. It lies 15.4 miles south-west of Stevens Point, WI (from Stevens Point, WI: bearing 231°T), and is situated 3.1 miles west-north-west of Lake Wazeecha. The terrain here is a gentle rolling, a kind of patient undulation that hints at ancient glacial work, but nothing so dramatic as to preclude the wide sweep of sky visible over fields and through the occasional break in the tree line. During the long, clear afternoons of summer, the light slants low, painting the river’s surface in shades of burnished copper and pale gold, a fleeting beauty that settles over the town like a sigh. Even in winter, when the air bites with a keen, clean edge, the snow-laden pines stand sentinel, their branches heavy with a silence that seems to absorb all harshness. The heart of Wisconsin Rapids was long tied to the immense forests that surrounded it, and the timber industry, particularly paper manufacturing, has been its lifeblood for generations. The air itself often carries a faint, sweet scent of wood pulp, a subtle reminder of the mills that hum with a steady, industrial rhythm. This heritage has left its mark, not just on the economy, but on the very character of the place, a practical, hardworking spirit born of wresting a living from the natural world. The river, once a highway for logs, now offers a calmer presence, a place for quiet contemplation or the gentle hum of a boat engine on a warm evening. While the world outside rushes, Wisconsin Rapids maintains its own steady cadence, a place where the past is not forgotten but is rather a quiet undercurrent to the present day.
Live animated radar for Wisconsin Rapids 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 | Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44.383576°N, 89.817347°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 54494, 54495 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wisconsin Rapids, 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 Wisconsin Rapids includes coordinates 44.383576°N, 89.817347°W, situated in Wood County. ZIP code 54494, 54495. Telephone area code: 715. 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.
