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Highbridge, Wisconsin
Looking south at Highbridge
Looking south at Highbridge
Highbridge, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Highbridge, Wisconsin
Highbridge, Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Highbridge, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Highbridge, Wisconsin
Highbridge, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County Ashland
Town Ashland
Elevation
304 m (997 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54846
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
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

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