Hansell, Iowa Weather
Hansell, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hansell, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Hansell is published on the Hampton Municipal Airport (KHPT) page, 11 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 Hansell 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 Hansell: Allison Municipal Airport (K98) 24 km · Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (KIFA) 35 km · Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW) 48 km · Waverly Municipal Airport (KC25) 49 km · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (KCCY) 53 km
Conditions reported at KHPT describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hansell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hansell.
About Hansell, Iowa
Hansell rests within the broad embrace of Franklin County, Iowa, a place where the sky feels as vast as the fields that stretch to meet it. It lies 27.8 miles south of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 170°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east-north-east of Hampton. The land here is a testament to the patient work of generations, a quilt of cultivated earth and prairie remnants, punctuated by the occasional stand of mature trees that offer a welcome, if fleeting, shade. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of ripening crops and the damp earth after a passing shower, a scent that clings to the senses like the persistent hum of cicadas in the summer heat. The terrain, though generally flat, possesses a subtle, almost imperceptible roll, as if the earth itself breathes in slow, steady rhythms. The history of Hansell is deeply intertwined with the agricultural pulse of this region, a story told not in grand monuments but in the enduring legacy of the land and the people who have worked it. For decades, the economy has been rooted in the bounty of the soil, with corn and soybeans standing as silent sentinels across the landscape, their growth a direct reflection of the local prosperity. The quiet hum of machinery during harvest season is the town's loudest declaration, a sound that resonates with the industry that has shaped Hansell into what it is today. Though the pace of life here is unhurried, there is a palpable sense of connection to the earth, a shared understanding forged in the predictable cycles of planting and reaping.
Live animated radar for Hansell 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.
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| Location | Hansell, Franklin County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.757751°N, 93.104088°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50441 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hansell, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hansell, 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 Hansell includes coordinates 42.757751°N, 93.104088°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 50441. 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.
