Hayfield, Iowa Weather
Hayfield, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hayfield, Hancock County.
Full aviation weather for Hayfield is published on the Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) page, 9 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 Hayfield 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 Hayfield: Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW) 30 km · Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 30 km · Algona Municipal Airport (KAXA) 48 km · Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV) 49 km · Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (KEAG) 55 km
Conditions reported at KFXY describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hayfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hayfield.
About Hayfield, Iowa
Hayfield, Iowa, unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling farmland, where the horizon stretches vast and unbroken, a canvas painted with the endless blues of the sky and the muted greens and golds of cultivated fields. It lies 25.0 miles west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 274°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-south-west of Forest City. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of freshly turned earth and the distant whisper of drying corn stalks, especially potent in the late afternoon sun. Farmhouses, their paint weathered to a soft patina, stand like stoic sentinels against the immensity of the prairie, each with its own quiet dignity. The very texture of the land, a rich, dark loam, suggests a deep, inherent fertility, a promise of sustenance that has shaped the lives lived here for generations. The history of Hayfield is intrinsically tied to the agricultural boom that transformed these plains into America's breadbasket, a narrative of settlers who carved out lives from the rich soil. The local economy remains firmly rooted in this tradition, with vast acreages dedicated to corn and soybeans, their orderly rows a testament to human endeavor. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of Hayfield lies in its steadfast connection to the land and the quiet resilience of its people. The rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, a steady, unhurried cadence marked by planting, growth, and harvest, a familiar melody played out year after year under the expansive Iowa sky.
Live animated radar for Hayfield 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 | Hayfield, Hancock County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.176625°N, 93.695216°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50438 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hayfield, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hayfield, 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 Hayfield includes coordinates 43.176625°N, 93.695216°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 50438. 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. 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.
