Alburnett, Iowa Weather
Alburnett, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alburnett, Linn County.
Full aviation weather for Alburnett is published on the Marion Airport (KC17) page, 15 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 Alburnett 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 Alburnett: The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 30 km · Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 34 km · Monticello Regional Airport (KMXO) 38 km · Manchester Municipal Airport (KC27) 39 km · Independence Municipal Airport (KIIB) 44 km
Conditions reported at KC17 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alburnett specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alburnett.
About Alburnett, Iowa
Alburnett lies in a broad, gently rolling landscape, a place where the sky seems to stretch a little further than usual. It lies 8.0 miles north of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 352°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of Cedar Rapids. The land itself is a mosaic of cultivated fields, their rich loam a deep, warm brown under the Iowa sun, interspersed with stands of oak and maple that offer a welcome, dappled shade. Farmhouses, often painted white or a faded barn red, dot the horizon, their silhouettes sharp against the vast expanse of blue. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant hay, a fragrance that clings to everything, from the weathered wood of fences to the very breath you draw. In the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, golden shadows that paint the undulating terrain with a quiet, almost mournful beauty. This is a place shaped by the persistent work of generations, where the local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the soil. Alburnett’s roots are in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the fields that surround it, feeding a quiet but steady stream of commerce. Though no grand monuments mark its founding, the history of Alburnett is etched into the very rhythm of its days, in the predictable cycles of planting and harvest, in the enduring spirit of its people. The familiar, unassuming character of Alburnett speaks of a life lived in close communion with the land, a testament to the enduring appeal of a simpler, more grounded existence.
Live animated radar for Alburnett 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 | Alburnett, Linn County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.148328°N, 91.618506°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52202 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alburnett, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alburnett, 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 Alburnett includes coordinates 42.148328°N, 91.618506°W, situated in Linn County. ZIP code 52202. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
