Elkhart, Iowa Weather
Elkhart, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elkhart, Polk County.
Full aviation weather for Elkhart is published on the Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV) page, 12 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 Elkhart 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 Elkhart: Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW) 24 km · Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) 31 km · Boone Municipal Airport (KBNW) 39 km · Newton Municipal Airport (KTNU) 44 km · Perry Municipal Airport (KPRO) 53 km
Conditions reported at KIKV describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elkhart specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elkhart.
About Elkhart, Iowa
Elkhart lies in the gentle embrace of Iowa's rolling prairie, where the land exhales a scent of fertile earth and distant, sun-baked hay. It lies 6.1 miles north-east of Ankeny, IA (from Ankeny, IA: bearing 45°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-north-west of Bondurant. The horizon stretches, an unbroken invitation, punctuated only by the stoic silhouettes of farmhouses and the patient, upward reach of corn stalks in summer's golden light. Here, the sky feels vast, a boundless canvas for clouds that drift like slow thoughts across the pale blue, and the air itself often carries a whisper of the wind’s endless journey across the open fields. The very ground seems to possess a quiet strength, a resilience born of seasons turned and seeds sown, and the occasional glint of water from a meandering creek hints at hidden depths beneath the seemingly placid surface. The history of Elkhart is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first sought to cultivate this generous land. Once a vital stop along the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Elkhart was a place of transit and commerce, its fortunes tied to the iron horse that thundered through. Today, while the echoes of steam may have faded, the local economy continues to draw its sustenance from the rich agricultural heritage, with fields of soybeans and corn painting broad strokes of green and gold across the landscape. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the quiet hum of daily life, the friendly nods exchanged on the street, and the enduring connection to the land itself speak volumes of Elkhart’s enduring character.
Live animated radar for Elkhart 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.
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| Location | Elkhart, Polk County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.791655°N, 93.522159°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50073 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elkhart, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elkhart, 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 Elkhart includes coordinates 41.791655°N, 93.522159°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 50073. 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.
