Garrison, Iowa Weather
Garrison, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Garrison, Benton County.
Full aviation weather for Garrison is published on the Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 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 Garrison 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 Garrison: Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 32 km · Toledo Municipal Airport (K8C5) 38 km · Independence Municipal Airport (KIIB) 38 km · Amana Airport (KC11) 45 km · The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 46 km
Conditions reported at KVTI describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Garrison specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Garrison.
About Garrison, Iowa
Garrison lies as a quiet breath upon the undulating Iowa landscape, a place where the sky seems to stretch wider and the fields of corn and soybeans hold a patient, golden silence. It lies 26.1 miles south-south-east of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 157°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-south-west of Vinton. The land here is a generous, rolling prairie, softened by the gentle slopes that lead the eye toward distant horizons, a terrain shaped by glaciers long departed. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, casts long, warm shadows that pool in the hollows, giving the very air a palpable texture, a sense of settled stillness. The houses, many with broad porches and sturdy, practical foundations, seem to root themselves into the rich, dark earth, absorbing the slow, steady rhythm of the agricultural heartland that defines Garrison. The story of Garrison is written in the furrows of its fields and the grain elevators that punctuate the skyline, a testament to the enduring power of the land and the people who tend it. This is a place where the economy is tethered to the bounty of the soil, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of daily life. Generations have worked this ground, their lives intertwined with the growth of crops and the raising of livestock, a tradition that imbues Garrison with a deep sense of continuity. The very air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain, a subtle perfume that speaks of hard work and the deep satisfaction of a well-tended harvest, a constant reminder of the enduring spirit of this prairie settlement.
Live animated radar for Garrison 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 | Garrison, Benton County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.144161°N, 92.143794°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52229 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Garrison, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Garrison, 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 Garrison includes coordinates 42.144161°N, 92.143794°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 52229. 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.
