Beacon, Iowa Weather
Beacon, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Beacon, Mahaska County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
