Atkins, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Atkins, Benton County.
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Atkins unfolds across a landscape of fertile Iowa earth, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels impossibly vast. It lies 11.2 miles west of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 266°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-south-west of Hiawatha. The land here rolls with a gentle, agricultural grace, a quilt of fields stitched together by the dark, rich soil that promises bounty. Here, farmsteads dot the scene like scattered seeds, their silos reaching towards the heavens, silent sentinels of a life lived in partnership with the seasons. The air, especially at dawn and dusk, carries a clean, crisp scent of turned earth and growing things, a palpable presence that anchors the spirit. The story of Atkins is deeply intertwined with the agricultural engine that has long powered this region, its economy rooted in the cultivation of corn and soybeans that stretch for miles in every direction. This is a place where the hum of tractors often replaces the din of traffic, a testament to a heritage built on hard work and the enduring strength of the land. Though small in scale, Atkins holds a quiet dignity, a sense of continuity where generations have followed the same cycles of planting and harvest. The local grain elevator, a towering structure against the open sky, stands as a focal point, a hub where the fruits of the land are gathered and sent forth, a vital artery in the broader network of American agriculture.
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| Location | Atkins, Benton County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.996944°N, 91.862126°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52206 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Atkins, 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 Atkins includes coordinates 41.996944°N, 91.862126°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 52206. 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.