Dike, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dike, Grundy County.
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Dike rests in the broad embrace of Grundy County, Iowa, a place where the land unfolds in gentle, fertile swells under a sky that often feels vast and boundless. It lies 10.3 miles west-south-west of Cedar Falls, IA (from Cedar Falls, IA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-north-west of Hudson. The horizon here is a clean, unwavering line, broken only by the stoic silhouettes of farmsteads and the distant shimmer of heat rising from sun-baked fields. The air carries the clean scent of turned earth and ripening corn, a perfume that deepens as summer progresses, and in the twilight, a soft, golden light spills across the landscape, lending a quiet luminescence to the cultivated fields and the sparse clusters of trees that punctuate the otherwise open terrain. The soil itself, a rich, dark loam, feels alive beneath the feet, a testament to generations of careful tending. The story of Dike is written in the agricultural rhythm of its surroundings, a history deeply rooted in the cultivation of the prairie. Its economy, for generations, has been inextricably linked to the bounty of the land, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the very structure of the community speaks of a pragmatic, hardworking spirit, a legacy passed down through families who have shaped this corner of Iowa. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the early morning lights flickering on in farmhouses are the pulse of Dike, a steady, enduring beat that has sustained it through changing times.
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| Location | Dike, Grundy County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.46415°N, 92.62825°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50624 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dike, 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 Dike includes coordinates 42.464150°N, 92.628250°W, situated in Grundy County. ZIP code 50624. 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. 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.