Griswold, Iowa Weather
Griswold, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Griswold, Cass County.
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About Griswold, Iowa
Griswold rests upon a broad, gently rolling expanse of Iowa farmland, where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious clarity. It lies 37.6 miles east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 93°T), and is situated 13.3 miles south-south-west of Atlantic. The land here is a patchwork quilt of cultivated fields, their greens and golds deepening or paling with the passage of the sun, punctuated by the darker, richer hues of the occasional wooded creek bottom. The air itself often carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn. Even on a still day, there's a sense of movement, a subtle respiration in the landscape, as if the very ground exhales the quiet ambition of growth. The history of Griswold is intrinsically tied to the agricultural pulse of Cass County, a place where the cultivation of the soil has long been the bedrock of its economy. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile prairie, established homesteads and the town grew organically around the needs of its farming population, a hub for trade and community. While the grand edifices of industry are absent, the quiet diligence of generations is evident in the sturdy, unassuming buildings that line Main Street, and in the enduring spirit of resilience that characterizes its inhabitants. The landscape, shaped by both nature and human endeavor, speaks of a continuity, a steady unfolding of life that has weathered seasons of plenty and times of quiet austerity.
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| Location | Griswold, Cass County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.234991°N, 95.137493°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51535 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Griswold, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Griswold, 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 Griswold includes coordinates 41.234991°N, 95.137493°W, situated in Cass County. ZIP code 51535. Telephone area code: 641. 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.
