Danbury, Iowa Weather
Danbury, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Danbury, Woodbury County.
Full aviation weather for Danbury is published on the James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Danbury 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 Danbury: Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG) 25 km · Denison Municipal Airport (KDNS) 39 km · Woodbine Municipal Airport (K3Y4) 56 km · Storm Lake Municipal Airport (KSLB) 56 km · Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) 57 km
Conditions reported at KMEY describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Danbury specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Danbury.
About Danbury, Iowa
Danbury rests on a broad, gently rolling expanse of Iowa farmland, where the horizon stretches with an almost defiant openness. It lies 39.2 miles east-south-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 118°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-east of Mapleton. The land itself is a deep, rich loam, the color of dark chocolate after a spring rain, punctuated by the sturdy, dependable green of corn stalks in the summer and the golden stubble of harvested fields in the autumn. Here, the sky is a vast, ever-present character, a canvas for dramatic cloud formations and sunsets that paint the western heavens in hues of apricot and rose. The air carries the clean, earthy scent of cultivated soil and the distant, subtle perfume of ripening crops, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the center of this place. The houses, often modest and well-maintained, are scattered with a sense of quiet intention, each a small outpost against the immense prairie sky, and the roads that connect them are ribbons of grey asphalt, worn smooth by generations of passage. The story of Danbury is written in the fertile soil and the tenacious spirit of its people. Settled by families seeking opportunity on the American frontier, its economy has always been tied to the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the cycles of planting and harvest. The rhythm of life in Danbury is dictated by the seasons and the demands of agriculture, a pace that feels both deliberate and enduring, a stark contrast to the hurried urgency of more populous centers. While there are no grand monuments, the town’s character is etched into the weathered wood of its older buildings and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors on a Saturday morning. This is a place where community is a tangible force, built on shared experience and a quiet pride in the enduring legacy of Midwestern resilience.
Live animated radar for Danbury 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 | Danbury, Woodbury County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.234156°N, 95.722226°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51019 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Danbury, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Danbury, 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 Danbury includes coordinates 42.234156°N, 95.722226°W, situated in Woodbury County. ZIP code 51019. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
