Earling, Iowa Weather
Earling, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Earling, Shelby County.
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About Earling, Iowa
Earling sits square in the broad sweep of western Iowa’s prairie land, where the horizon seems to stretch on forever, broken only by the gentle swell of farmland. It lies 42.3 miles north-north-east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-north-west of Harlan. The fields, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans in their season, lie under a sky that can shift from the most brilliant cerulean to a bruised, dramatic grey in a matter of hours. The air here, especially in late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, carries the clean, dry scent of ripening grain, a subtle sweetness that hints at the earth’s generosity. Roads, straight as an arrow, cut through the landscape, connecting farmsteads and the businesses that cluster in the heart of Earling, their simple structures reflecting a practical, no-nonsense approach to life. The story of Earling is deeply rooted in the rich black soil that has sustained generations of farmers, its economy still largely tethered to the agricultural bounty of Shelby County. This is a place where hard work is a given, and the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the rhythm of the year, a rhythm felt in the quiet hum of machinery during the busy seasons and the deeper stillness of winter. The town itself, a collection of well-kept homes and functional commercial buildings, carries the quiet dignity of a place that has weathered changes without losing its essential character. Local traditions, passed down through families, often revolve around community gatherings, the shared experience of rural life in this corner of the heartland.
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| Location | Earling, Shelby County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.775543°N, 95.4175°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51530 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Earling, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Earling, 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 Earling includes coordinates 41.775543°N, 95.417500°W, situated in Shelby County. ZIP code 51530. Telephone area code: 641. 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.
