Grand River, Iowa Weather
Grand River, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Grand River, Decatur County.
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About Grand River, Iowa
Grand River in Decatur County unfolds across rolling farmland, a place where the earth itself seems to breathe with a quiet resilience. It lies 54.0 miles south-south-west of West Des Moines, IA (from West Des Moines, IA: bearing 194°T), and is situated 18.0 miles south-west of Osceola. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, punctuated by the darker, richer hues of wooded ravines that plunge towards the slow, deliberate flow of the river. The sky, a vast, ever-shifting canvas, often presses down with a weighty presence, especially in the late afternoon when the sun, beginning its descent, casts long, attenuated shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of fields and fence lines. The air, carrying the scent of turned soil and distant livestock, holds a certain stillness, a palpable sense of time moving at its own measured pace. The history of Grand River is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of southwestern Iowa, a legacy evident in the sturdy, weathered barns and the patchwork quilt of fields that define its landscape. For generations, the land has yielded corn and soybeans, a steady, dependable rhythm that has shaped the character of the place and its people. While the wider world may have spun on, Grand River has held fast to its roots, its economy largely tethered to the soil and the seasons. The river itself, though not a grand artery of commerce, has always been a quiet constant, a source of life and a subtle, persistent murmur beneath the everyday hum of rural existence.
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| Location | Grand River, Decatur County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.81944°N, 93.962448°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50108 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grand River, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grand River, 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 Grand River includes coordinates 40.819440°N, 93.962448°W, situated in Decatur County. ZIP code 50108. 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. 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.
