Fostoria, Iowa Weather
Fostoria, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fostoria, Clay County.
Full aviation weather for Fostoria is published on the Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) page, 9 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 Fostoria 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 Fostoria: Spirit Lake Municipal Airport (K0F3) 16 km · Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST) 38 km · Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (KEGQ) 40 km · Jackson Municipal Airport (KMJQ) 47 km · Sibley Municipal Airport (KISB) 51 km
Conditions reported at KSPW describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fostoria specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fostoria.
About Fostoria, Iowa
Fostoria lies in a broad, fertile expanse of Iowa, where the land rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, hinting at the immense geological forces that shaped it. It lies 72.8 miles south-south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 201°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north of Spencer. The sky here is a vast canvas, often painted with the soft, diffused light of a prairie afternoon, and the air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn. Fields stretch to horizons that seem to recede with each step, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds under the benevolent gaze of the sun, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of sturdy farmhouses and the skeletal silhouettes of grain elevators against the endless blue. The roads, laid out in a grid that speaks of human order imposed upon nature's grand design, connect these scattered homesteads, each a small kingdom unto itself, breathing the quiet solitude of the countryside. The history of Fostoria is intertwined with the cultivation of this rich earth, a story told in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the local economy has been anchored in agriculture, with families tending the land that has sustained them, their lives following the dependable rhythm of the seasons. While Fostoria may not boast grand monuments or bustling avenues, its distinctiveness lies in this deep-rooted connection to the soil, a quiet resilience that has weathered economic shifts and technological advancements. The grain elevators, standing sentinel over the plains, are more than just storage; they are symbols of the community's labor and its enduring harvest, a testament to the enduring strength found in the heartland.
Live animated radar for Fostoria 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 | Fostoria, Clay County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.242188°N, 95.155552°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51340 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fostoria, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fostoria, 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 Fostoria includes coordinates 43.242188°N, 95.155552°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 51340. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
