Aurelia, Iowa Weather
Aurelia, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Aurelia, Cherokee County.
Full aviation weather for Aurelia is published on the Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) page, 10 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. 5 airfields within reach of Aurelia 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 Aurelia: Storm Lake Municipal Airport (KSLB) 20 km · Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG) 42 km · Sac City Municipal Airport (KSKI) 53 km · Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) 54 km
Conditions reported at KCKP describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Aurelia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Aurelia.
About Aurelia, Iowa
Aurelia rests in the broad embrace of Cherokee County, a place where the land stretches out in generous, fertile plains. It lies 51.2 miles east-north-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 73°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-south-east of Cherokee. Here, the horizon is a clean, unwavering line, often softened by the hazy gold of late afternoon sun or the deep, bruised purples of an approaching storm. The terrain is predominantly flat, a vast canvas of agricultural fields that shift in color and texture with the seasons – emerald green in spring, a rippling gold in summer, and a patchwork of stubble and rich, dark earth come autumn. Small groves of trees, often cottonwoods and elms, punctuate the landscape, offering a welcome contrast to the open sky and providing a rustling whisper against the prevailing quiet. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of freshly tilled soil and distant rain, particularly potent after a spring shower. The story of Aurelia is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of this region, a place where farming has been the lifeblood for generations. Its founding and growth were spurred by the rich soil, ideal for cultivating corn and soybeans, crops that still define the local economy and paint the surrounding landscape. While the pace of life in Aurelia is deliberately unhurried, reflecting the rhythms of the land, there's a quiet industriousness to its residents, a deep connection to the work of coaxing sustenance from the earth. The grain elevators, standing like sentinels against the sky, are not merely storage facilities but symbols of this enduring connection, a tangible reminder of the bounty that sustains Aurelia and the surrounding communities.
Live animated radar for Aurelia 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 | Aurelia, Cherokee County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.71276°N, 95.43667°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51005 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Aurelia, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aurelia, 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 Aurelia includes coordinates 42.712760°N, 95.436670°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 51005. 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. 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.
