Hawarden, Iowa Weather
Hawarden, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hawarden, Sioux County.
Full aviation weather for Hawarden is published on the Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) page, 26 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 Hawarden 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 Hawarden: Le Mars Municipal Airport (KLRJ) 34 km · Canton Municipal Airport (K7G9) 36 km · Harold Davidson Field (KVMR) 45 km · Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) 56 km · Sheldon Regional Airport (KSHL) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSXK describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hawarden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hawarden.
About Hawarden, Iowa
Hawarden unfolds across the broad, sweeping plains of Sioux County, where the horizon seems to stretch into infinity, a boundless canvas under a sky that can shift from the fiercest azure to the softest, bruised twilight in a matter of hours. It lies 34.5 miles north of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-south-east of Alcester. The land itself is a study in patient agriculture, a mosaic of cultivated fields that ripple in shades of green and gold, punctuated by the darker, richer earth that promises future harvests. Here, the air carries the clean, dry scent of prairie grass and distant dust, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shape this place. Roads, straight as an arrow, cut through this immensity, leading toward the clusters of buildings that mark the heart of Hawarden, a testament to human endeavor against the sheer, unwavering expanse of the land. The history of Hawarden is etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent cultivation of the soil, a narrative of settlers who arrived with hope and grit to transform these grasslands into a breadbasket. The local economy, deeply rooted in agriculture, continues to thrive on the bounty of corn and soybeans, a rhythm dictated by seasons and the unwavering cycles of nature. The town itself, with its modest streets and familiar storefronts, possesses a quiet strength, a place where generations have built lives around the enduring principles of hard work and neighborly connection. The subtle glint of sunlight on a water tower, or the distant rumble of a grain truck, are the small, resonant sounds that define the everyday hum of Hawarden.
Live animated radar for Hawarden 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 | Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.995822°N, 96.485308°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51023 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hawarden, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawarden, 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 Hawarden includes coordinates 42.995822°N, 96.485308°W, situated in Sioux County. ZIP code 51023. 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.
