Colwell, Iowa Weather
Colwell, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Colwell, Floyd County.
Full aviation weather for Colwell is published on the Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (KCCY) page, 9 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. 5 airfields within reach of Colwell 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 Colwell: Ellen Church Field (KCJJ) 44 km · Waverly Municipal Airport (KC25) 46 km · Allison Municipal Airport (K98) 47 km · Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW) 60 km
Conditions reported at KCCY describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Colwell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Colwell.
About Colwell, Iowa
Colwell rests in a broad, fertile basin, where the land unrolls in gentle swells towards a horizon perpetually softened by the haze of distant cornfields. It lies 30.6 miles east of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 90°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-north-east of Charles City. Here, the earth is a rich, dark loam, the color of good coffee, yielding to the plow with a sigh. The sky above is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, frequently brushed with the bold strokes of thunderheads or softened by the pearly light of dawn. The air itself carries the clean scent of turned soil and, in late summer, the sweet, almost cloying perfume of ripening grain. Fences, weathered to silver and grey, trace neat squares and rectangles across the landscape, dividing fields where stalks of corn stand sentinel, their leafy arms reaching towards the sun. The history of Colwell is written in the enduring patterns of agriculture, a story of hard work and reliance on the land’s bounty. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the rhythm of planting and harvest, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity. The grain elevators, tall and stoic, stand as silent witnesses to this continuous cycle, their metal skins glinting under the Iowa sun. While the broader agricultural landscape has seen consolidation and modernization, the heart of Colwell retains a sense of grounded continuity, a quiet persistence in the face of change. The local diner, a beacon of warm light and the murmur of conversation, serves as the informal town square, a place where the day’s news is exchanged and the bonds of this small community are quietly reaffirmed.
Live animated radar for Colwell 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 | Colwell, Floyd County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.155805°N, 92.594074°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50620 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colwell, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colwell, 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 Colwell includes coordinates 43.155805°N, 92.594074°W, situated in Floyd County. ZIP code 50620. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
