Arcadia, Iowa Weather
Arcadia, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arcadia, Carroll County.
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About Arcadia, Iowa
Arcadia exhales a quiet breath across Carroll County, its landscape a gentle swell of fertile earth that rolls towards the horizon like a slumbering giant. It lies 68.2 miles west-north-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west of Carroll. The fields, a mosaic of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch wide under a sky that seems to hold more blue than most places. Here, the air itself feels a little lighter, carrying the scent of freshly turned soil and the distant murmur of wind through corn stalks. The very character of Arcadia is etched into this open prairie, a sense of patient endurance reflected in the steadfast lines of farmhouses and the slow, deliberate dance of clouds across the vast expanse. The story of Arcadia is one of quiet persistence, a legacy of prairie pioneers who coaxed life from this rich, dark soil. Agriculture remains the heart’s steady beat, the lifeblood of the community flowing through fields of corn and soybeans that feed the nation. Though no grand monuments mark its past, the history of Arcadia is written in the enduring structures of its grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, and in the weathered wood of its older barns, whispering tales of generations past. The local economy, deeply rooted in the land, thrives on the bounty of the harvest, a testament to the hard work and deep connection its people share with this place.
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| Location | Arcadia, Carroll County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.087207°N, 95.046102°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51430 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arcadia, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arcadia, 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 Arcadia includes coordinates 42.087207°N, 95.046102°W, situated in Carroll County. ZIP code 51430. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
