Fruitland, Iowa Weather
Fruitland, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fruitland, Muscatine County.
Full aviation weather for Fruitland is published on the Muscatine Municipal Airport (KMUT) page, 2 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 Fruitland 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 Fruitland: Mercer County Airport (KC00) 35 km · Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) 45 km · Washington Municipal Airport (KAWG) 46 km · Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) 47 km · Quad City International Airport (KMLI) 53 km
Conditions reported at KMUT describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fruitland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fruitland.
About Fruitland, Iowa
Fruitland is a quiet settlement where the Iowa landscape unfolds in gentle swells, a land shaped by the patient work of water and wind. It lies 29.6 miles south-east of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 135°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-west of Muscatine. The fields here, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch towards a horizon that seems to hum with the low drone of cicadas on a summer afternoon. The air itself carries the scent of rich soil, a subtle perfume of turned earth and growing things, and the sky above is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often painted with dramatic clouds that promise rain or herald a brilliant sunset. The roads that ribbon through this terrain are often lined with mature trees, their branches creating dappled patterns of shade on the asphalt, offering a cool respite from the sun's persistent gaze. The character of Fruitland is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Muscatine County, a region long celebrated for its fertile ground. For generations, the economy here has been rooted in the cultivation of crops, a tradition that imbues the very rhythm of life with a grounded practicality. This is a place where the seasons dictate the pace, and the success of the harvest is a shared concern, a collective endeavor. While the large-scale agricultural operations are a defining feature, the smaller, more intimate scale of family farms still persists, their weathered barns and sturdy silos standing as quiet sentinels against the open sky, each a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land.
Live animated radar for Fruitland 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 | Fruitland, Muscatine County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.356139°N, 91.129317°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52749 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fruitland, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fruitland, 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 Fruitland includes coordinates 41.356139°N, 91.129317°W, situated in Muscatine County. ZIP code 52749. 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.
