Calamus, Iowa Weather
Calamus, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Calamus, Clinton County.
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About Calamus, Iowa
Calamus lies at the heart of a gentle, rolling Iowa landscape, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons brushed with the soft hues of an endless sky. It lies 22.9 miles north-north-west of Davenport, IA (from Davenport, IA: bearing 336°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east of Wheatland. The land itself breathes a quiet permanence, its fertile soil a deep, rich loam that yields generously under the sun's warming gaze. Here, the air, particularly in the early morning or late afternoon, carries the clean scent of cultivated earth and the distant whisper of wind through prairie grasses, a testament to the enduring agricultural soul of this place. The scattered farmsteads, with their sturdy barns and silos reaching skyward, are like punctuation marks in this verdant expanse, each a small universe of work and life. The history of Calamus is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty it continues to cultivate, a legacy passed down through generations of farming families who shaped this very terrain. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community that has since weathered the ebb and flow of national economies, its lifeblood remaining the harvest. While the dominant industry is undeniably agriculture, the spirit of Calamus is also one of neighborly resilience, a quiet strength found in shared experience and the enduring connection to the land. The local general store, a familiar landmark, serves not only as a place for provisions but as a silent chronicle of decades of community life, its shelves holding echoes of past purchases and conversations.
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| Location | Calamus, Clinton County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.825859°N, 90.758199°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52729 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Calamus, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Calamus, 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 Calamus includes coordinates 41.825859°N, 90.758199°W, situated in Clinton County. ZIP code 52729. 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.
