Hartford, Iowa Weather
Hartford, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hartford, Warren County.
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About Hartford, Iowa
Hartford rises from the gentle, rolling terrain of Warren County, a collection of buildings that seem to have grown organically from the rich Iowa earth. It lies 14.4 miles south-east of Des Moines, IA (from Des Moines, IA: bearing 133°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-south-east of Carlisle. The land here is a mosaic of cultivated fields, their greens and golds stretching towards horizons broken only by the distant, soft blue of the sky. In the summer, the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of ripening corn and freshly cut hay, a palpable warmth that settles over the landscape. The roads, both paved and gravel, are arteries that connect farmsteads to the heart of Hartford, their surfaces worn smooth by decades of traffic, each turn revealing a new vista of open country. The history of Hartford is written in the enduring strength of its agricultural roots, a legacy that continues to shape its present. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, where the bounty of the soil has always been the primary currency. The local economy, while diversified, still holds a deep respect for the farming traditions that first drew settlers to this patch of prairie. You can see it in the well-maintained silos and the sturdy barns that dot the countryside, silent witnesses to generations of hard work and connection to the land. The community itself possesses a quiet resilience, a characteristic born of facing the elements and the challenges of rural living, fostering a neighborly spirit that is as dependable as the sunrise.
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| Location | Hartford, Warren County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.459436°N, 93.404933°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50118 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hartford, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hartford, 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 Hartford includes coordinates 41.459436°N, 93.404933°W, situated in Warren County. ZIP code 50118. 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.
