Atalissa, Iowa Weather
Atalissa, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Atalissa, Muscatine County.
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About Atalissa, Iowa
Atalissa rests within a land sculpted by the long, slow work of water and wind. It lies 19.8 miles east-south-east of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 108°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east of West Liberty. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and broad, open fields that stretch towards the horizon, painted in shades of emerald and gold depending on the season. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, mingling with the distant hum of agricultural machinery. Scattered farmsteads, their barns weathered to a soft grey, punctuate the landscape, each a small, enduring testament to the human hand working in concert with the vastness of the prairie sky. Here, the light seems to linger, casting long shadows that deepen the contours of the land as evening approaches. This corner of Muscatine County has long been shaped by the fertile earth and the enterprise of its people. Atalissa itself was born from the promise of agriculture, its early days tied to the cultivation of corn and soybeans that still define the local economy. The railroad, a vital artery in its past, once pulsed through the settlement, carrying the fruits of the soil to markets far and wide, and its ghost can still be felt in the quiet stillness that now often prevails. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring fields, the sturdy silos standing sentinel against the sky, and the quiet resilience of its inhabitants speak of a heritage deeply rooted in the land's bounty and the steady, understated rhythm of rural life.
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| Location | Atalissa, Muscatine County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.571136°N, 91.165989°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52720 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Atalissa, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Atalissa, 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 Atalissa includes coordinates 41.571136°N, 91.165989°W, situated in Muscatine County. ZIP code 52720. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
