Akron, Iowa Weather
Akron, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Akron, Plymouth County.
Full aviation weather for Akron is published on the Le Mars Municipal Airport (KLRJ) page, 30 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. 5 airfields within reach of Akron 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 Akron: Harold Davidson Field (KVMR) 31 km · Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) 37 km · Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (KSUX) 50 km · Canton Municipal Airport (K7G9) 53 km
Conditions reported at KLRJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Akron specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Akron, Iowa
Akron lies in a broad, rolling landscape where the land breathes with the open sky. It lies 24.1 miles north-north-west of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 340°T), and is situated 19.1 miles east of Vermillion. The terrain here is a gentle, sweeping expanse of fertile earth, punctuated by the occasional shallow draw or creek bed that hints at the slow, patient work of water over eons. The fields, vast and orderly, stretch out like a rumpled quilt under the immense Iowa sky, their colors shifting with the seasons – the fresh green of spring shoots, the deep gold of ripening corn, the stark, elegant brown of winter stubble. On clear days, the horizon seems impossibly distant, a clean line drawn against the boundless blue, and the air itself carries a clean, crisp scent of turned soil and sun-baked grasses, particularly potent in the late afternoon sun. Historically, Akron grew from the rich agricultural promise of this prairie land, its early settlers drawn by the fertile soil that would become the bedrock of its economy. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood of Akron, with generations of families tending the land, their lives paced by the planting and harvesting cycles. While agriculture remains central, the town has also seen shifts, with small businesses and services supporting the surrounding farms forming a vital part of its character. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance, the occasional grain truck passing through, and the friendly greetings exchanged on Main Street all speak to a community deeply connected to its roots, where the rhythm of life is still largely dictated by the land and the seasons.
Live animated radar for Akron 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 | Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.828882°N, 96.559477°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51001 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Akron, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Akron, Iowa, 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 Akron includes coordinates 42.828882°N, 96.559477°W, situated in Plymouth County. ZIP code 51001. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
