Essex, Iowa Weather
Essex, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Essex, Page County.
Full aviation weather for Essex is published on the Shenandoah Municipal Airport (KSDA) page, 13 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 Essex 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 Essex: Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) 20 km · Schenck Field (KICL) 27 km · Gould Peterson Municipal Airport (KK57) 43 km · Corning Municipal Airport (KCRZ) 50 km · Plattsmouth Municipal Airport (KPMV) 53 km
Conditions reported at KSDA describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Essex specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Essex.
About Essex, Iowa
Essex lies in a landscape where the land itself seems to hold its breath, a gentle expanse of rolling terrain that falls away into the distance like a sigh. It lies 36.9 miles south-east of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 124°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-east of Shenandoah. Here, the sky feels vast, an endless canvas for the slow drift of clouds, and the air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and distant rain. The character of Essex is etched into the quiet dignity of its weathered barns and the steadfast rows of corn that march across the fields, their tasseled heads nodding in the persistent breeze. Evenings here bring a particular kind of stillness, where the last rays of the sun paint the western horizon in hues of bruised plum and soft gold, a fleeting beauty that settles over the fields. The story of Essex is one of resilience, a narrative spun from the dreams of those who first sought their fortune on this Iowa soil. Its economy, like that of many places in this region, has long been tied to the fertile earth, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence. Generations have worked this land, nurturing crops and livestock, their labor a quiet testament to the enduring power of rural life. While no grand monuments mark its history, the true landmarks of Essex are in the collective memory of its people, in the faded photographs on living room walls and the hushed stories passed down, whispering of a simpler time and the enduring spirit of community that continues to shape this quiet corner of Page County.
Live animated radar for Essex 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 | Essex, Page County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.833607°N, 95.308322°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51638 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Essex, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Essex, 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 Essex includes coordinates 40.833607°N, 95.308322°W, situated in Page County. ZIP code 51638. 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. 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.
