Dedham, Iowa Weather
Dedham, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dedham, Carroll County.
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About Dedham, Iowa
Dedham rests in a landscape sculpted by the slow, deliberate work of glaciers, where the land rises and falls in broad, sweeping contours. It lies 52.4 miles west-north-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 293°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west-north-west of Coon Rapids. Rolling fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons that feel impossibly vast under a sky often painted with the soft grays and blues of the Midwest. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its descent, casting long, golden shadows across the cultivated land. The very stillness of the place seems to hold a quiet strength, a resilience born from the predictable cycles of planting and harvest, and the enduring presence of the prairie wind that whispers through the tall grasses bordering the fields. The story of Dedham is as deeply rooted as the crops that define its economy. Founded by settlers drawn to the rich soil of Carroll County, the community has long been sustained by agriculture, a way of life that shapes its pace and character. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, stand as monuments to the generations who have worked this land, their bounty feeding not just the local tables but markets far beyond. While the hum of tractors and the murmur of conversation in the general store form the daily soundtrack, there’s an unspoken understanding, a shared history that binds the residents of Dedham together, a quiet pride in their enduring connection to the land.
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| Location | Dedham, Carroll County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.906097°N, 94.822206°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51440 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dedham, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dedham, 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 Dedham includes coordinates 41.906097°N, 94.822206°W, situated in Carroll County. ZIP code 51440. 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. 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.
