Decatur, Iowa Weather
Decatur, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Decatur, Decatur County.
Full aviation weather for Decatur is published on the Lamoni Municipal Airport (KLWD) page, 13 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 Decatur 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 Decatur: Osceola Municipal Airport (KI75) 37 km · Corydon Airport (K0E9) 50 km · Chariton Municipal Airport (KCNC) 50 km · Creston Municipal Airport (KCSQ) 54 km
Conditions reported at KLWD describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Decatur specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Decatur.
About Decatur, Iowa
Decatur rests in a land where rolling hills, cloaked in the emerald of summer or the burnished gold of autumn, gently give way to broad, fertile valleys. It lies 58.1 miles south of West Des Moines, IA (from West Des Moines, IA: bearing 186°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-north-east of Lamoni. The air here, especially in the hushed moments before dawn or as the sun dips below the horizon, carries the clean scent of freshly turned earth and the distant murmur of livestock. Oak and maple trees, ancient sentinels, punctuate the landscape, their leaves whispering secrets to the wind that sweeps across the open fields. The terrain itself is a testament to the patient sculpting of water and time, with shallow draws and creeks tracing their sinuous paths, reflecting the vast, ever-changing Iowa sky. The heart of Decatur beats with the rhythm of agriculture, a legacy woven into its very being since its founding. This is a place where the bounty of the land has long been the primary currency, with corn and soybeans stretching to the horizon, their stalks a vibrant testament to the industrious spirit of its people. The local economy, while rooted in farming, also finds strength in the quiet hum of small businesses that serve the surrounding farms and families. Notable among its features, though subtle, is the enduring sense of community, a quiet pride that surfaces in the shared stories and the enduring traditions that have shaped Decatur through the years, a continuity felt most keenly in the warm glow of porch lights on a summer evening.
Live animated radar for Decatur 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 | Decatur, Decatur County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.741944°N, 93.833835°W |
| Timezone | Central Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50067 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Decatur, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Decatur, 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 Decatur includes coordinates 40.741944°N, 93.833835°W, situated in Decatur County. ZIP code 50067. Telephone area code: 515. Timezone: Central Time.
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.
