Bolan, Iowa Weather
Bolan, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bolan, Worth County.
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About Bolan, Iowa
Bolan lies in a broad, sweeping vista of Iowa farmland, where the land breathes in wide, open lungfuls under an immense sky. It lies 15.6 miles north-north-east of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 15°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-east of Northwood. Here, the terrain gently rolls, not in dramatic hills, but in the subtle swell and dip of glacial till, fertile earth that has been shaped by millennia of wind and water. The character of Bolan is that of quiet persistence, a place where the horizon stretches endlessly, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of grain silos and the distant shimmer of heat rising from asphalt roads. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, honeyed shadows across the fields, painting the cultivated squares of corn and soybeans in hues of gold and amber, a silent testament to the land's generous bounty. The roots of Bolan are sunk deep in the rich soil that defines this part of Worth County, a history built on the sweat and toil of generations who coaxed sustenance from this very ground. Its economy has always been tethered to the land, a steadfast dedication to agriculture that continues to define its livelihood, with the steady hum of machinery and the rustle of ripening crops forming the soundtrack to daily life. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of the pioneers who first settled these prairies is palpable in the enduring sense of community. The distinctiveness of Bolan lies in its unpretentious resilience, a quiet strength that mirrors the steadfast nature of the fields themselves, always turning towards the sun.
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| Location | Bolan, Worth County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.371906°N, 93.119368°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50448 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bolan, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bolan, 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 Bolan includes coordinates 43.371906°N, 93.119368°W, situated in Worth County. ZIP code 50448. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
