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Weather in Elk, WI · National Weather Service + NOAA

Elk has real winters

Elk has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 57 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 38° and a normal night drops to 23°.

Winter 24°/6°Spring 52°/29°Summer 76°/53°Fall 53°/34°
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Sunrise 7:43 am · sunset 5:47 pm

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What stands out about Elk’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average 3°, colder than 93% of U.S. towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 78°, cooler than 95% of U.S. towns.A short growing season124 frost-free days, from May 23 to Sep 23.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 95% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Elk’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
24° / 6°
20 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
52° / 29°
Last frost around May 23
Summer
76° / 53°
2 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
53° / 34°
First frost around Sep 23
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 23). Last frost next spring: May 23
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Elk get?About 57 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 4.5 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.7° vs. the 20th century.

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Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Elk.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Elk itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Winter, WI (25 mi, snow) and Prentice #2, WI (14 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.