Boxholm, Iowa Weather
Boxholm, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Boxholm, Boone County.
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About Boxholm, Iowa
Boxholm is a quiet gathering of houses and businesses where the broad, fertile fields of Boone County begin to roll more insistently towards the horizon. It lies 26.8 miles west-north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 292°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-south-west of Dayton. The land here is a study in muted greens and golds, the cultivated acres stretching in orderly rectangles that meet the sky with a clean, unwavering line. A gentle breeze, carrying the scent of turned earth and distant, sun-baked grass, often whispers through the sparse trees that border the county road, their leaves rustling like brittle paper. The air itself seems to hold a certain stillness, a patient waiting that is characteristic of these wide-open spaces, where the sky feels vast enough to swallow any hurried thought. The history of Boxholm is a quiet echo of the agricultural heartland it inhabits. Settled by Scandinavian immigrants drawn to the rich Iowa soil, the community’s character is still subtly shaped by that heritage, a sense of industriousness and a deep connection to the land. The local economy, for generations, has been inextricably linked to the bounty of the surrounding farms, with grain elevators standing sentinel over roads that lead to fields of corn and soybeans. While not a bustling metropolis, Boxholm possesses a distinctive, unpretentious charm, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the steady rhythm of rural existence, a place that feels both grounded and serenely expansive.
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| Location | Boxholm, Boone County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.175811°N, 94.106069°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50040 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Boxholm, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Boxholm, 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 Boxholm includes coordinates 42.175811°N, 94.106069°W, situated in Boone County. ZIP code 50040. 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.
