Alden, Iowa Weather
Alden, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alden, Hardin County.
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About Alden, Iowa
Alden unfolds across a gently rolling prairie, where horizons stretch wide and the sky dominates the view, a vast canvas of ever-changing blues and grays. It lies 35.8 miles north-north-east of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 20°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west of Iowa Falls. The land here is a rich, dark loam, the kind that clings stubbornly to a farmer's boots and promises bounty under the sun. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks a vibrant green in summer and a sun-bleached gold in autumn, march in orderly rows towards distant tree lines that offer scant interruption to the sweeping openness. Farmhouses, often painted in cheerful whites or weathered reds, stand as solitary sentinels against the immense sky, their wind-powered pumps a familiar, rhythmic pulse in the quiet air. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of growing things and the distant whisper of tractors at work. The history of Alden is deeply entwined with the cultivation of this fertile ground, a story written in the tireless efforts of generations who coaxed life from the prairie soil. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agricultural prosperity, established a community that has largely sustained itself on the bounty of its farms, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the tempo of life. While the broader agricultural economy fluctuates, the resilience of Alden's roots remains, a quiet testament to the enduring strength of its people. The absence of grand monuments or bustling attractions allows for a deeper appreciation of the subtle beauty of everyday existence here: the way sunlight catches the dew on a spiderweb spun between fence posts, or the comforting glow of porch lights against the deepening twilight.
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| Location | Alden, Hardin County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.520257°N, 93.376039°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50006 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alden, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alden, Iowa, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Alden includes coordinates 42.520257°N, 93.376039°W, situated in Hardin County. ZIP code 50006. Telephone area code: 515. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
