Duncan, Iowa Weather
Duncan, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Duncan, Hancock County.
Full aviation weather for Duncan is published on the Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) page, 16 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 Duncan 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 Duncan: Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW) 32 km · Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 38 km · Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV) 40 km · Algona Municipal Airport (KAXA) 46 km · Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (KEAG) 47 km
Conditions reported at KFXY describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Duncan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Duncan.
About Duncan, Iowa
Duncan lies low in the heart of Hancock County, where the land unfolds in broad, patient swells under a sky that can hold both the fierce blue of high summer and the bruised, bruised gray of an approaching storm. It lies 26.0 miles west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 263°T), and is situated 5.5 miles west of Garner. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their green and gold a living quilt stitched by the relentless sun and the deep, rich earth. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and the distant hum of farm machinery, a steady pulse that underscores the quietude. Old farmhouses, their paint faded to the color of weathered bone, stand sentinel against the elements, their porches worn smooth by generations of weary feet. Even the trees, mostly sturdy oaks and maples, seem to bow slightly, their branches reaching towards the vast, open expanse that defines this place. The story of Duncan is written in the slow, deliberate growth of its agricultural roots. For decades, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting families and shaping a way of life that values hard work and resilience. The local economy, tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest, moves with a predictable cadence, punctuated by the chatter of neighbors at the general store and the shared laughter during summer potlucks. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but there is a quiet dignity in the enduring structures and the familiar faces. The community itself is a small, tightly knit collection of homes and businesses, each playing its part in the ongoing narrative of this corner of Iowa. The twilight here is a special thing, a long, drawn-out affair where the light softens the sharp edges of the landscape and paints the western sky in hues of rose and lavender, a final, gentle benediction before the stars begin their silent vigil over Duncan.
Live animated radar for Duncan 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 | Duncan, Hancock County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.104683°N, 93.711327°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50423 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Duncan, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Duncan, 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 Duncan includes coordinates 43.104683°N, 93.711327°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 50423. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
