Atlantic, Iowa Weather
Atlantic, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Atlantic, Cass County.
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About Atlantic, Iowa
Atlantic, Iowa, is a place where the sky feels vast and the land rolls with a gentle, persistent breath. It lies 45.0 miles east-north-east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 77°T), and is situated 17.5 miles east-south-east of Avoca. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons that seem impossibly distant, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun's slow arc. The air here carries the clean scent of earth and growing things, a subtle perfume that deepens as twilight settles, painting the clouds in strokes of rose and lavender. A quiet dignity pervades the landscape, evident in the sturdy, unassuming farmhouses that dot the countryside and the well-maintained county roads that thread through the fertile plains. This is a landscape that speaks of patient cultivation and the enduring strength of the prairie. The roots of Atlantic run deep into the rich soil of Cass County, a heritage tied to the railroad's arrival and the subsequent boom in agriculture. It was the convergence of rail lines that spurred its growth, fostering a local economy built on the bounty of the surrounding farmland, a rhythm still palpable today in the grain elevators that punctuate the skyline and the bustling livestock markets. Atlantic has long been a hub for the region, a place where farmers bring their harvests and where the pulse of commerce beats with a steady, reliable cadence. Its history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the fertile earth that continues to sustain them.
Live animated radar for Atlantic and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.403601°N, 95.013878°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50022 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Atlantic, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Atlantic, 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 Atlantic includes coordinates 41.403601°N, 95.013878°W, situated in Cass County. ZIP code 50022. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
