Galva, Iowa Weather
Galva, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Galva, Ida County.
Full aviation weather for Galva is published on the Storm Lake Municipal Airport (KSLB) page, 18 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 Galva 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 Galva: Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG) 20 km · Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) 27 km · Sac City Municipal Airport (KSKI) 39 km · James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) 48 km · Denison Municipal Airport (KDNS) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSLB describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Galva specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Galva.
About Galva, Iowa
Galva rests in a broad, open country, where the land unfurls in gentle swells under an immense sky. It lies 50.1 miles east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east of Holstein. The fields, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans in varying shades of green and gold, stretch to horizons that seem impossibly distant. Here, the air carries the clean scent of turned earth and, in season, the sweet perfume of ripening grain. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a luminous quality, softening the edges of the landscape and casting long, languid shadows across the furrows. The very stillness of the place is a palpable thing, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the cry of a hawk circling high above. Galva's story is etched not in stone monuments, but in the persistent rhythm of agriculture that has shaped this corner of Ida County for generations. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile prairie, its economy has always been inextricably linked to the bounty of the land, a continuous cycle of planting and harvest. While the town itself is modest, its heart beats with the steady pulse of a farming community, a place where neighbors still know each other's names and the local grain elevator stands as a silent sentinel to the daily ebb and flow of commerce. The quiet dignity of Galva lies in its enduring connection to the soil, a testament to the simple, profound work of coaxing life from the earth.
Live animated radar for Galva 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 | Galva, Ida County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.506929°N, 95.417222°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51020 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Galva, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Galva, 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 Galva includes coordinates 42.506929°N, 95.417222°W, situated in Ida County. ZIP code 51020. 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.
