Hartley, Iowa Weather
Hartley, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hartley, O'Brien County.
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About Hartley, Iowa
Hartley rests under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a vast canvas where clouds drift like slow ships on an azure sea. It lies 66.3 miles north-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 45°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east of Sanborn. The land itself is a study in gentle, rolling swells, the rich, dark earth a testament to seasons of growth and harvest. Fields of corn and soybeans, emerald green in summer and a burnished gold in autumn, ripple under the breeze, their neat rows marching towards horizons that promise endless, open space. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, tinged with the distant perfume of blooming wildflowers in the ditches and the faint, sweet aroma of freshly cut hay. Even the sunlight seems to possess a peculiar softness, a diffused glow that softens the edges of barns and silos, lending a quiet, contemplative mood to the landscape. This heartland community of Hartley has always been tethered to the soil. Its founding, like so many settlements in this region, was driven by the promise of fertile ground, and the local economy remains deeply rooted in agriculture, with grains and livestock forming the backbone of its prosperity. You can see it in the robust grain elevators that punctuate the skyline, silent sentinels of abundance. The rhythm of life in Hartley is dictated by the planting and the reaping, a predictable cycle that has shaped its character and fostered a strong sense of community. While progress has brought its own subtle changes, a deep appreciation for the land and its bounty persists, a quiet pride evident in the well-tended farmsteads and the friendly nods exchanged on the quiet streets.
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| Location | Hartley, O'Brien County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.179972°N, 95.476951°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51346 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hartley, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hartley, 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 Hartley includes coordinates 43.179972°N, 95.476951°W, situated in O'Brien County. ZIP code 51346. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
