Hartley, Iowa Weather
Hartley, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hartley, O'Brien County.
Full aviation weather for Hartley is published on the Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) page, 22 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 Hartley 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 Hartley: Sheldon Regional Airport (KSHL) 29 km · Sibley Municipal Airport (KISB) 31 km · Spirit Lake Municipal Airport (K0F3) 36 km · Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) 50 km · Worthington Municipal Airport (KOTG) 53 km
Conditions reported at KSPW describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hartley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hartley.
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.
Live animated radar for Hartley 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
