Atkins, Iowa Weather
Atkins, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Atkins, Benton County.
Full aviation weather for Atkins is published on the The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) page, 18 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Atkins have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Atkins: Amana Airport (KC11) 23 km · Marion Airport (KC17) 28 km · Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 28 km · Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 37 km · Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) 48 km
Conditions reported at KCID describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Atkins specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Atkins, Iowa
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.
Live animated radar for Atkins and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Atkins, Iowa Weather Page
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, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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. 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.
