Cylinder, Iowa Weather
Cylinder, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cylinder, Palo Alto County.
Full aviation weather for Cylinder is published on the Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (KEGQ) page, 12 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 Cylinder 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 Cylinder: Algona Municipal Airport (KAXA) 23 km · Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST) 39 km · Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH) 39 km · Humboldt Municipal Airport (K0K7) 47 km · Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) 53 km
Conditions reported at KEGQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cylinder specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cylinder.
About Cylinder, Iowa
Cylinder unfolds across a landscape of broad, rolling plains, a vast canvas painted in shades of green and gold under an immense sky. It lies 68.3 miles west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 267°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-south-east of Emmetsburg. The land here, shaped by ancient glaciers, presents a gentle, almost imperceptible rise and fall, a topography that seems to breathe with the seasons. Here, the air carries the scent of freshly turned earth and distant hayfields, a fragrance that clings to everything with the quiet persistence of memory. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded heavens, possesses a peculiar, diffused quality, softening the edges of the horizon and lending a luminous glow to the fields of corn and soybeans that stretch to meet it. The occasional cluster of farmhouses, their roofs a muted red or weathered gray, punctuate the expanse, appearing less like settlements and more like natural outcroppings, an organic part of the land's character. The history of Cylinder is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Iowa, a narrative of diligent cultivation and the quiet ambition of those who sought to tame this fertile prairie. For generations, the economy of Cylinder has been anchored by the bounty of its soil, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of local prosperity, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets in the summer breeze. This enduring agricultural rhythm has shaped the very character of Cylinder, fostering a sense of resilience and a profound connection to the land. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of its inhabitants, their hands calloused by honest work and their lives lived in harmony with the cycles of nature, stands as its most distinctive and valuable attribute.
Live animated radar for Cylinder 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Cylinder, Palo Alto County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.088855°N, 94.553032°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50528 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cylinder, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cylinder, 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 Cylinder includes coordinates 43.088855°N, 94.553032°W, situated in Palo Alto County. ZIP code 50528. 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.
