Arthur, Iowa Weather
Arthur, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arthur, Ida County.
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About Arthur, Iowa
Arthur lies spread across a gently rolling prairie, where the land exhales vast horizons under an immense, ever-shifting sky. It lies 54.9 miles east-south-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 102°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east of Ida Grove. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, the soil a rich, dark loam that has been worked for generations, its surface smoothed by the passage of time and the tireless tread of agricultural machinery. The air itself often carries a clean, dry scent, especially on those long summer afternoons when heat begins to build, hinting at distant thunderheads gathering in the west. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out in verdant and golden waves, their straight lines a stark contrast to the wilder, untamed grasses that still cling to the ditches and the edges of the roads, whispering secrets in the breeze. The story of Arthur is etched into the very earth, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first settled these fertile plains, drawn by the promise of abundant harvests. Its economy, like that of so many places in this part of Ida County, is deeply rooted in agriculture, a rhythm of planting and reaping that dictates the pulse of daily life. You can still see the legacy of earlier days in the sturdy grain elevators that punctuate the landscape, silent sentinels against the blue expanse, their silos holding the bounty of the season. While modern farming techniques have reshaped the methods, the fundamental connection to the land remains, a quiet pride evident in the well-tended farmsteads that dot the countryside, each a small universe unto itself, contributing to the collective wealth of Arthur.
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| Location | Arthur, Ida County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.334708°N, 95.347497°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51431 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arthur, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arthur, 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 Arthur includes coordinates 42.334708°N, 95.347497°W, situated in Ida County. ZIP code 51431. 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.
