Bancroft, Iowa Weather
Bancroft, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bancroft, Kossuth County.
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About Bancroft, Iowa
Bancroft rests on a gentle swell of land, the vast, fertile expanse of northern Iowa unfurling around it like a rumpled quilt. It lies 52.1 miles west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-east of Swea City. The horizon here is a clean, unwavering line, broken only by the stoic silhouettes of distant grain elevators and the occasional cluster of wind turbines, their slow revolutions a constant, quiet pulse against the immense sky. Fields of corn and soybeans, a deep, saturated green in summer and a burnished gold in autumn, stretch to the edges of perception, their straight rows a testament to human order imposed upon the natural world. The air, particularly in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops, and the quality of light can be astonishing, turning the clouds into bruised plums or molten copper as the sun dips low. The history of Bancroft is deeply rooted in the rich agricultural promise of this prairie soil, a story of hard work and perseverance that began with settlers drawn to the fertile land. The local economy still thrives on the bounty of the surrounding farms, a steady, predictable rhythm of planting and harvest that underpins the life of the community. While no grand monuments mark its past, the unassuming architecture of its main street, with its brick storefronts and a few sturdy, older homes, hints at generations who have called this place home. The sense of community is palpable, a quiet understanding forged through shared seasons and the understanding that life here moves at a pace dictated by the land and the sky, not by the fleeting demands of a larger world.
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| Location | Bancroft, Kossuth County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.292739°N, 94.218019°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50517 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bancroft, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bancroft, 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 Bancroft includes coordinates 43.292739°N, 94.218019°W, situated in Kossuth County. ZIP code 50517. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
