Fruitland, Iowa Weather
Fruitland, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fruitland, Muscatine County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
