Beacon, Iowa Weather
Beacon, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Beacon, Mahaska County.
Full aviation weather for Beacon is published on the Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (KOOA) page, 16 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 Beacon 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 Beacon: Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) 26 km · Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM) 27 km · Albia Municipal Airport (K4C8) 32 km · Knoxville Municipal Airport (KOXV) 36 km · Grinnell Regional Airport (KGGI) 48 km
Conditions reported at KOOA describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Beacon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Beacon.
About Beacon, Iowa
Beacon rests quietly in the heart of Mahaska County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a deep, steady breath. It lies 22.6 miles north-west of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 322°T), and is situated 2.3 miles south-west of Oskaloosa. Rolling fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of distant summer air, their greens and golds shifting with the slow arc of the sun. Drainage ditches, like thin veins, trace their way across the terrain, carrying the lifeblood of the soil towards unseen waterways, and the occasional cluster of mature oak trees offers a darker, more concentrated shade against the expansive sky. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle, earthy sweetness, a testament to the fertile ground and the diligent work that has shaped it. The story of Beacon is written in the very grain of its landscape, a narrative of agricultural endeavor and the quiet resilience of its people. For generations, this land has been turned and tended, its bounty harvested to sustain lives and livelihoods. The local economy, deeply rooted in farming, finds its pulse in the changing seasons and the unpredictable dance of weather, while the community’s character is shaped by a shared understanding of hard work and the simple satisfaction of seeing a season’s promise fulfilled. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, history whispers in the weathered barns and the quiet hum of machinery, a constant reminder of the generations who have called Beacon home.
Live animated radar for Beacon 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 | Beacon, Mahaska County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.27695°N, 92.679638°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52534 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Beacon, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Beacon, 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 Beacon includes coordinates 41.276950°N, 92.679638°W, situated in Mahaska County. ZIP code 52534. 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.
