Dysart, Iowa Weather
Dysart, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dysart, Tama County.
Full aviation weather for Dysart is published on the Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) page, 24 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 Dysart 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 Dysart: Toledo Municipal Airport (K8C5) 28 km · Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 33 km · Independence Municipal Airport (KIIB) 43 km · Waterloo Regional Airport (KALO) 44 km · Marshalltown Municipal Airport (KMIW) 51 km
Conditions reported at KVTI describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dysart specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dysart.
About Dysart, Iowa
Dysart rests in a landscape of gentle swells, where the land itself seems to sigh under an immense sky. It lies 22.3 miles south of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 175°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Traer. The fields here, vast canvases of green and gold depending on the season, roll with a quiet dignity, broken only by the occasional cluster of stoic oak trees or the shimmering ribbon of a creek catching the sun. The air, especially in the hush of late afternoon, carries the mingled scents of ripening corn and damp earth, a perfume of honest growth. Buildings in Dysart present a humble, enduring face, their clapboard siding weathered by countless Iowa winds, their porches inviting a moment's repose under a sun that paints the western horizon with strokes of fire and amethyst as day surrenders to night. The history of Dysart is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots, a legacy of hard work and community resilience. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile black soil, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the cycles of planting and harvest. The town’s character is one of quiet self-sufficiency, a place where neighbors know one another's names and the pace of life allows for genuine connection, punctuated by the distant rumble of a tractor or the cheerful chatter spilling from the local diner. A distinctive feature of Dysart is its pervasive sense of openness, a feeling that the horizons are always just a little further than they appear, inviting contemplation amidst the sweeping vistas.
Live animated radar for Dysart 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 | Dysart, Tama County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.171659°N, 92.306298°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52224 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dysart, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dysart, 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 Dysart includes coordinates 42.171659°N, 92.306298°W, situated in Tama County. ZIP code 52224. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
