Castalia, Iowa Weather
Castalia, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Castalia, Winneshiek County.
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About Castalia, Iowa
Castalia breathes the quietude of the rolling hills, a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of water and wind. It lies 51.8 miles west-north-west of Grant, WI (from Grant, WI: bearing 284°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-north-west of Postville. Here, the earth rises and falls in broad, sweeping gestures, culminating in broad, fertile valleys where corn and soybeans stretch towards an immense sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying grasses and distant woodsmoke, a fragrance that clings to the very fabric of the place. Small creeks, mere silver threads in the green expanse, meander through pastures and woodlands, their gentle murmur a constant counterpoint to the rustle of leaves and the occasional call of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Castalia is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of the land and the people who have worked it. This corner of Winneshiek County, like many in northeastern Iowa, was settled by hardy immigrants drawn to the rich soil and the promise of a life built by their own hands. The local economy has long been tied to agriculture, a legacy evident in the well-maintained farmsteads that dot the countryside and the steady hum of tractors in the fields during planting and harvest seasons. While Castalia itself is a small settlement, its character is defined by this deep connection to the earth, a resilience that has weathered changing times and economic shifts, leaving behind a community that values continuity and the simple, profound strength of the land.
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| Location | Castalia, Winneshiek County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.111922°N, 91.676262°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52133 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Castalia, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Castalia, 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 Castalia includes coordinates 43.111922°N, 91.676262°W, situated in Winneshiek County. ZIP code 52133. 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.
