Belle Plaine, Iowa Weather
Belle Plaine, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Belle Plaine, Benton County.
Full aviation weather for Belle Plaine is published on the Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) page, 2 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 Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine: Toledo Municipal Airport (K8C5) 24 km · Amana Airport (KC11) 36 km · Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 41 km · Grinnell Regional Airport (KGGI) 43 km · The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 47 km
Conditions reported at KTZT describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Belle Plaine specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Belle Plaine.
About Belle Plaine, Iowa
Belle Plaine, Iowa, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of agriculture, where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, catching the full, unfiltered brilliance of the Midwestern sun. It lies 33.5 miles west-south-west of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 257°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-south-west of Keystone. The terrain here is a gentle swell, a vast, fertile plain that seems to breathe with the seasons, its character defined by the rich, dark earth that promises abundance. In the quietude of early morning, a pearly mist often clings to the lower ground, softening the edges of the land and lending a hushed reverence to the waking day, a subtle beauty that speaks of the enduring power of the earth. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops in summer and the sharp, invigorating chill of winter, a constant reminder of the elemental forces at play. The history of Belle Plaine is deeply interwoven with the railroads that once crisscrossed this region, a testament to its early role as a vital transportation hub. The local economy, still largely rooted in the deep soil, thrives on the cultivation of these fertile acres, a continuing legacy of pioneers who saw the immense potential of this prairie land. While the clang of steam engines has long since faded, the spirit of industry endures, now manifested in the quiet efficiency of modern farming operations and the small businesses that serve the surrounding agricultural communities. Belle Plaine remembers its past not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of its people and the subtle imprint of bygone eras on the very fabric of the place, a steady pulse beneath the open sky.
Live animated radar for Belle Plaine 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 | Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.896942°N, 92.27824°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52208 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Belle Plaine, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belle Plaine, 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 Belle Plaine includes coordinates 41.896942°N, 92.278240°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 52208. 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.
