Gilman, Iowa Weather
Gilman, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gilman, Marshall County.
Full aviation weather for Gilman is published on the Grinnell Regional Airport (KGGI) page, 19 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 Gilman 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 Gilman: Toledo Municipal Airport (K8C5) 23 km · Marshalltown Municipal Airport (KMIW) 28 km · Newton Municipal Airport (KTNU) 30 km · Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 42 km · Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) 55 km
Conditions reported at KGGI describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gilman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gilman.
About Gilman, Iowa
Gilman rests in the embrace of Iowa’s rolling prairie, where the land unfurls in broad, generous strokes under a sky that seems to stretch forever. It lies 13.3 miles south-south-east of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 153°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-north-west of Grinnell. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, the fields of corn and soybeans rising and falling like a gentle, green sea, punctuated by stands of mature oaks and maples that offer shade and a splash of deeper color. In the humid stillness of a summer afternoon, the air itself feels thick with the scent of sun-baked earth and growing things, a palpable presence that settles over the landscape. The roads, often lined with the weathered gray of fence posts, trace straight, confident lines across the horizon, guiding the eye toward distant farmsteads and the quiet promise of the next horizon. The history of Gilman is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this fertile region, a story of resilience and steady growth since its early days as a stop on the railroad. The local economy has long been rooted in the cultivation of the land, with generations of families tending to the soil that yields the nation's food. While the immediate surroundings are defined by agriculture, the spirit of Gilman is one of quiet determination and community. The town itself, a modest collection of businesses and homes, carries the unhurried rhythm of rural Iowa, where neighbors know each other’s names and the changing seasons dictate the pace of life. There's a certain understated beauty in the way the late afternoon sun casts long shadows, gilding the grain elevators that stand as silent sentinels against the vast prairie sky.
Live animated radar for Gilman 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Gilman, Marshall County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.87888°N, 92.789362°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50106 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gilman, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gilman, 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 Gilman includes coordinates 41.878880°N, 92.789362°W, situated in Marshall County. ZIP code 50106. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
