Highbridge, Wisconsin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Highbridge, Wisconsin
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![]() Looking south at Highbridge
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Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Ashland |
Town | Ashland |
Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code |
54846
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Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1566371 |
Highbridge (also spelled High Bridge) is a small, quiet community in Ashland County, Wisconsin, in the United States. It's not a city or a town with its own government, but rather a group of homes and businesses that are part of the larger Town of Ashland. You can find Highbridge about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of a town called Mellen. It even has its own post office where people can send and receive mail, using the ZIP code 54846. If you need to travel around, a bus service called Bay Area Rural Transit helps people get to and from Highbridge.
Highbridge's Weather and Climate
Highbridge experiences a type of weather known as a Humid Continental climate. This means it has four distinct seasons. Summers are usually warm, and winters are very cold, often with lots of snow. The temperature changes quite a bit between summer and winter.
You can see the average temperatures and rainfall for Highbridge in the chart below. This information helps us understand what the weather is typically like throughout the year.
Climate data for Highbridge, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6 (22) |
−3 (27) |
3 (37) |
11 (52) |
19 (66) |
23 (74) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
20 (68) |
13 (56) |
4 (39) |
−3 (26) |
11 (52) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18 (0) |
−17 (2) |
−10 (14) |
−2 (28) |
4 (39) |
9 (49) |
12 (54) |
11 (52) |
7 (44) |
1 (34) |
−6 (22) |
−14 (7) |
−2 (29) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33 (1.3) |
25 (1) |
43 (1.7) |
64 (2.5) |
89 (3.5) |
100 (4) |
100 (4.1) |
100 (4) |
97 (3.8) |
74 (2.9) |
58 (2.3) |
36 (1.4) |
830 (32.5) |
Source: Weatherbase |