Garwin, Iowa Weather
Garwin, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Garwin, Tama County.
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About Garwin, Iowa
Garwin sits quiet under the vast Iowan sky, a place where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their green stalks rippling like an ocean in the breeze. It lies 12.3 miles east-north-east of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 76°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-west of Toledo. The land here is a gentle, rolling prairie, smoothed by glaciers and now meticulously worked, a patchwork quilt of fertile soil that cradles farmsteads and slender groves of trees along the few meandering creeks. In the late afternoon, the sunlight slants low, painting the west in hues of apricot and rose, and the air, even in summer, carries a crispness that hints at the coming coolness of evening. The very stillness of Garwin seems to absorb sound, leaving only the distant hum of a tractor or the occasional call of a hawk circling overhead. This particular stretch of Tama County has long been shaped by the hardiness of its farming heritage, a legacy dating back to the settlers who saw the promise in this fertile ground. The local economy, deeply rooted in agriculture, continues to thrive on the cultivation of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels along the railway line that once brought prosperity and still serves as a vital artery. While the railroad’s heyday may have passed, the spirit of industriousness remains, evident in the small businesses that dot the main street and the close-knit community that fosters a sense of shared purpose. Garwin, in its unhurried way, is a testament to the enduring strength of rural life, a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of existence and the land itself holds a quiet, profound beauty.
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| Location | Garwin, Tama County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.0936°N, 92.675752°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50632 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Garwin, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Garwin, 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 Garwin includes coordinates 42.093600°N, 92.675752°W, situated in Tama County. ZIP code 50632. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
