Aplington, Iowa Weather
Aplington, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Aplington, Butler County.
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About Aplington, Iowa
Aplington lies where the rich, dark earth of Butler County rolls out under a sky that seems to stretch forever. It lies 22.7 miles west of Cedar Falls, IA (from Cedar Falls, IA: bearing 280°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west of Parkersburg. Here, the land is a quilt of cultivated fields, the straight lines of corn and soybeans yielding to the gentle swells and dips of the terrain, a testament to generations of careful stewardship. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean scent of drying stalks and the faintest whisper of distant livestock, a fragrance that settles over the quiet streets and modest homes like a familiar, comforting blanket. The very quietude of Aplington is a palpable thing, broken only by the occasional drone of a tractor or the cheerful bark of a dog, a sound that seems to echo a little longer in the wide-open spaces. The roots of Aplington run deep into the agricultural heart of Iowa, a place where the local economy has always been tied to the bounty of the soil. Its founding, like so many prairie settlements, was a bold venture by pioneers who saw promise in this fertile expanse, laying down the foundations for a community that has endured. The legacy of those early settlers is still visible in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring spirit of self-reliance that characterizes the people of Aplington. While the landscape itself offers no dramatic peaks or rushing waters, its subtle beauty lies in the vastness of the horizon, the ever-changing palette of the seasons painted across the fields, and the enduring connection between the lives lived here and the land that sustains them.
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| Location | Aplington, Butler County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.584145°N, 92.884364°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50604 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Aplington, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aplington, 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 Aplington includes coordinates 42.584145°N, 92.884364°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 50604. 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. 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.
