Hamilton, Iowa Weather
Hamilton, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hamilton, Marion County.
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About Hamilton, Iowa
Hamilton sits in a cradle of gently rolling earth, the land here a broad, fertile expanse where the sky feels impossibly vast and the light at dusk spills across the fields in hues of bruised plum and pale gold. It lies 27.6 miles west-north-west of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 292°T), and is situated 16.1 miles west-south-west of Oskaloosa. The terrain, sculpted by ancient glaciers and the patient work of rivers, offers a quiet beauty, a patchwork of cultivated fields and scattered stands of oak and maple that wear their autumn colors with a stoic grace. The air, when the wind stirs, carries the clean scent of turned soil and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a sound that has long defined the rhythm of life in this corner of Iowa. This place, Hamilton, has always been tied to the earth that surrounds it, its economy rooted in the rich, dark soil that yields bountiful harvests of corn and soybeans, a legacy stretching back to the homesteaders who first broke the prairie sod. The history here is not etched in grand monuments but whispered in the faded paint of old barns and the enduring strength of community ties, a testament to resilience and hard work. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the heart of Hamilton beats with the steady pulse of agriculture, a dependable force that has sustained its people through generations, fostering a character of quiet self-reliance and a deep respect for the land that provides.
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| Location | Hamilton, Marion County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.16917°N, 92.903255°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50116 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hamilton, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hamilton, 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 Hamilton includes coordinates 41.169170°N, 92.903255°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 50116. 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.
