Centerville, Iowa Weather
Centerville, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Centerville, Appanoose County.
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About Centerville, Iowa
Centerville lies sprawled across the rolling contours of Appanoose County, a place where the land itself seems to sigh under the weight of the sky. It lies 31.2 miles south-west of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 231°T), and is situated 19.0 miles north-north-east of Unionville. The fields, a patchwork quilt of ripening corn and soybean, stretch to horizons softened by the hazy light of late afternoon, punctuated by the darker, more solid forms of farmsteads. Oak trees, old and gnarled, stand sentinel along the slight rises, their branches reaching out like weathered hands. The air, particularly in the quiet hours before dawn, carries a damp, earthy scent, a promise of dew settling on the broad leaves of the crops. Even the occasional clapboard house, painted in muted blues and grays, seems to absorb the stoic character of the landscape, reflecting a quiet resilience. The story of Centerville is deeply entwined with the earth, its early days shaped by the rich veins of coal that lay hidden beneath the fertile soil. This subterranean bounty fueled a robust mining industry, drawing families and shaping the very character of the community, a history that still whispers in the stoic faces of its long-time residents. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of industry endures, now manifesting in the steady hum of agricultural machinery tending to the land that once concealed its wealth. The town itself, a collection of tidy streets and modest storefronts, serves as the quiet nucleus for this agricultural heartland, its local economy still tethered to the seasons and the bounty of the fields, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated more by the sun and the soil than by the frantic urgency of the outside world.
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| Location | Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.73418°N, 92.874088°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50036, 52544 |
| Area Code | 515, 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Centerville, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Centerville, 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 Centerville includes coordinates 40.734180°N, 92.874088°W, situated in Appanoose County. ZIP code 50036, 52544. Telephone area code: 515, 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.
