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, Boone County.
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About Centerville, Iowa
Centerville lies in a broad, gently rolling expanse of Iowa, where the land exhales a quiet strength. It lies 16.7 miles west-north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 284°T), and is situated 3.6 miles north-west of Boone. Here, the horizon is a vast, unbroken sweep of sky, often painted in hues of bruised lavender and burnished gold as the sun dips below the fertile earth. The terrain, a subtle undulation of cornfields and soybean pastures, gives way to the occasional cluster of mature oaks and maples that line the farm lanes, their leaves rustling secrets to the prairie wind. Creeks, slender silver threads, meander through the landscape, their banks often softened by wild grasses and the delicate blush of wildflowers in season, their murmuring a constant, low song beneath the hum of cicadas. The heart of Centerville beats with the steady rhythm of agriculture, its economy deeply rooted in the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations. This land, once the domain of prairies and bison, was settled by pioneers drawn to its promise, their labor shaping the fields and establishing the sturdy homes that still dot the countryside. Though the days of horse-drawn plows are long past, the spirit of the agrarian life endures, a palpable presence in the abundant harvests and the enduring connection to the earth. The grain elevators, silos like sentinels against the sky, stand as silent witnesses to this enduring legacy, their shadows stretching long in the afternoon sun.
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| Location | Centerville, Boone County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.092759°N, 93.935507°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 42.092759°N, 93.935507°W, situated in Boone 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.
