Duncombe, Iowa Weather
Duncombe, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Duncombe, Webster County.
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About Duncombe, Iowa
Duncombe unfolds across a landscape of fertile earth, a gentle swell of Iowa prairie that seems to hold the sky in its broad, open palms. It lies 35.7 miles north-north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 328°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-south-east of Fort Dodge. The land here is primarily agricultural, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybean fields that stretch to horizons softened by the haze of distant heat. Occasional stands of oak and maple, stubbornly resisting the plow, punctuate the expanse, their leaves catching the prairie wind with a rustling whisper. During the long, luminous evenings of summer, the air itself seems to hum with the unseen, a quiet thrum of insect life and the distant drone of a tractor. The history of Duncombe is deeply rooted in the soil it cultivates, a story of pioneers who saw potential in this seemingly endless grassland. Its economy has always been tied to the bounty of the land, with farming and its allied industries forming the backbone of local life for generations. While the railroad once played a more prominent role, its echoes can still be felt in the way the town is laid out, a testament to a bygone era of connection. The true character of Duncombe, however, lies not in grand monuments but in the quiet resilience of its people and the enduring rhythm of the seasons that dictate life here.
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| Location | Duncombe, Webster County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.470526°N, 93.993562°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50532 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Duncombe, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Duncombe, 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 Duncombe includes coordinates 42.470526°N, 93.993562°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 50532. 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.
