Harcourt, Iowa Weather
Harcourt, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Harcourt, Webster County.
Full aviation weather for Harcourt is published on the Jefferson Municipal Airport (KEFW) page, 31 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 Harcourt 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 Harcourt: Webster City Municipal Airport (KEBS) 32 km · Fort Dodge Regional Airport (KFOD) 32 km · Boone Municipal Airport (KBNW) 36 km · Rockwell City Municipal Airport (K2Y4) 39 km · Perry Municipal Airport (KPRO) 48 km
Conditions reported at KEFW describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Harcourt specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Harcourt.
About Harcourt, Iowa
Harcourt's gentle rise from the Iowa prairie is marked by a quiet dignity, a place where the sky seems to stretch further and the air carries the clean scent of turned earth. It lies 32.5 miles west-north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-south-east of Gowrie. Fields of corn and soybeans, a verdant ocean under the vast expanse of blue, undulate to the horizon, broken only by the occasional solitary oak or a cluster of farm buildings. The land itself feels ancient, a patient canvas for the seasons, and in the soft light of late afternoon, long shadows stretch across the cultivated rows, lending a painterly quality to the landscape. The character of Harcourt is one of enduring simplicity, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun and the soil, and the quiet hum of agricultural machinery is the dominant soundtrack. The history of Harcourt is deeply entwined with the fertile soil of Webster County, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who sought a livelihood from this rich ground. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of abundant farmland, laid the foundations for the community, their endeavors shaping the very contours of the land. The local economy, then and now, thrives on agriculture, a steady pulse of planting and harvest that defines the rhythm of daily life. While no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered barns and stoic farmhouses scattered across the landscape whisper stories of generations who have worked this earth, their resilience etched into the very character of Harcourt.
Live animated radar for Harcourt 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 | Harcourt, Webster County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.262753°N, 94.175794°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50544 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Harcourt, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harcourt, 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 Harcourt includes coordinates 42.262753°N, 94.175794°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 50544. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
