Calamus, Iowa Weather
Calamus, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Calamus, Clinton County.
Full aviation weather for Calamus is published on the Maquoketa Municipal Airport (KOQW) page, 25 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 Calamus 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 Calamus: Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 28 km · Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) 33 km · Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI) 36 km · Quad City International Airport (KMLI) 47 km · Monticello Regional Airport (KMXO) 55 km
Conditions reported at KOQW describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Calamus specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Calamus.
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.
Live animated radar for Calamus 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
