Eldon, Iowa Weather
Eldon, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Eldon, Wapello County.
Full aviation weather for Eldon is published on the Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFFL) page, 25 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 Eldon 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 Eldon: Bloomfield Municipal Airport (K4K6) 27 km · Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM) 28 km · Keosauqua Municipal Airport (K6K9) 31 km · Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (KOOA) 41 km · Albia Municipal Airport (K4C8) 46 km
Conditions reported at KFFL describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Eldon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Eldon.
About Eldon, Iowa
Eldon unfolds across a gentle swell of land, where fields of corn and soybeans shimmer under the vast Iowa sky, their emerald and gold hues stretching towards horizons broken only by the distant, stoic silhouettes of farmsteads. It lies 12.1 miles south-east of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 125°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south-south-west of Batavia. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of soil recently turned, mingling with the sweet, faint perfume of ripening grain that hangs heavy on the breeze, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, benevolent shadows that stretch and soften the contours of the prairie. Roads, mostly gravel, trace a quiet, purposeful geometry across the landscape, leading the eye to the clustered homes and businesses that form the heart of Eldon, a place where the land dictates the rhythm of life with an unwavering, patient hand. The story of Eldon is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Wapello County, a narrative of hard work and connection to the earth that has shaped its character since its earliest days. While the landscape itself is a testament to the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farmers, the local economy still hums with the quiet efficiency of agricultural enterprises and the small businesses that support them, creating a steady, unhurried pulse for the community. This is a place where local lore might whisper of the pioneers who first broke the prairie sod, and where the familiar, comforting sight of grain elevators standing sentinel against the sky speaks volumes about the enduring spirit of Eldon and its people, a spirit as resilient and deep-rooted as the prairie grass itself.
Live animated radar for Eldon 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 | Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.91863°N, 92.222958°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52554 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Eldon, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eldon, 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 Eldon includes coordinates 40.918630°N, 92.222958°W, situated in Wapello County. ZIP code 52554. 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.
