Hayfield, Iowa Weather
Hayfield, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hayfield, Hancock County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
