Alta Vista, Iowa Weather
Alta Vista, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alta Vista, Chickasaw County.
Full aviation weather for Alta Vista is published on the Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (KCCY) page, 21 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 Alta Vista 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 Alta Vista: Ellen Church Field (KCJJ) 30 km · Waverly Municipal Airport (KC25) 51 km · Decorah Municipal Airport (KDEH) 56 km · George L Scott Municipal Airport (K3Y2) 56 km · Fillmore County Airport (KFKA) 56 km
Conditions reported at KCCY describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alta Vista specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alta Vista.
About Alta Vista, Iowa
Alta Vista rests in a broad, open sweep of Iowa farmland, where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent grace. It lies 39.6 miles east of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 85°T), and is situated 3.5 miles south-south-east of Elma. The horizon stretches, an unbroken line against a sky that can shift from the palest robin’s egg blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm with startling speed. Here, the air carries the clean, sharp scent of turned earth and, in the summer months, the sweet, heavy perfume of ripening corn. The fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, seem to drink in the sunlight, their furrows catching the light like the ribs of some ancient, slumbering beast. Even in the quietest moments, a subtle energy hums in the very soil, a promise of growth and sustenance. The history of Alta Vista is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring legacy of those who worked this land. This is a place shaped by the plow and the seed, where families have for generations coaxed a living from the fertile soil. The local economy, deeply rooted in agriculture, still revolves around the cultivation of corn and soybeans, the sturdy barns and grain elevators standing as quiet sentinels to this continuing endeavor. Though the pace of life here is measured, it is not stagnant; there's a deep-seated resilience in Alta Vista, a quiet pride in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they call home.
Live animated radar for Alta Vista 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 | Alta Vista, Chickasaw County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.198582°N, 92.417122°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50603 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alta Vista, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alta Vista, 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 Alta Vista includes coordinates 43.198582°N, 92.417122°W, situated in Chickasaw County. ZIP code 50603. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
