Alexander, Iowa Weather
Alexander, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alexander, Franklin County.
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About Alexander, Iowa
Alexander breathes the wide, forgiving air of Iowa's prairie heartland, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious generosity. It lies 27.8 miles south-south-west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 210°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east-south-east of Belmond. The land here is a broad, fertile canvas, gently rolling and deeply rooted in the rich, dark loam that has sustained generations. Fields of corn and soybeans, emerald in the spring and burnished gold as summer wanes, unfurl like immense, patterned carpets under an immense sky that shifts from the sharp, clean blue of midday to the soft, bruised purples and oranges of twilight. The air itself carries a subtle sweetness, the scent of growing things and the distant, earthy aroma of tilled soil, a constant reminder of the land's enduring bounty. The story of Alexander is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil that surrounds it, a legacy forged by hardy settlers drawn to the promise of agriculture. Though its origins are humble, Alexander has always been a place where hard work and the turning of the seasons dictate the rhythm of life. The local economy, while largely agricultural, is buoyed by the quiet resilience of its people and a spirit of neighborly cooperation that sees farms and families through lean times and prosperous harvests alike. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions here, but rather a profound sense of place, a grounded existence measured by the sun's arc and the dependable cycle of planting and reaping, where the quiet hum of tractors on a summer afternoon is as characteristic as the wide-open sky above.
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| Location | Alexander, Franklin County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.805804°N, 93.476594°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50420 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alexander, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alexander, 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 Alexander includes coordinates 42.805804°N, 93.476594°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 50420. 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.
