Hedrick, Iowa Weather
Hedrick, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hedrick, Keokuk County.
Full aviation weather for Hedrick is published on the Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM) page, 14 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 Hedrick 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 Hedrick: Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (KOOA) 17 km · Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFFL) 31 km · Albia Municipal Airport (K4C8) 43 km · Bloomfield Municipal Airport (K4K6) 50 km · Washington Municipal Airport (KAWG) 54 km
Conditions reported at KOTM describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hedrick specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hedrick.
About Hedrick, Iowa
Hedrick rests in a landscape of gently rolling Iowa farmland, where broad fields of corn and soybeans unfurl like an emerald and gold quilt under an immense, ever-shifting sky. It lies 11.8 miles north-north-east of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 27°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-south-east of Fremont. The air here, especially in late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of sun-warmed earth and the distant perfume of ripening grain. Hedgerows, thick with the tangled growth of wild roses and sumac, trace the boundaries between properties, offering a wilder counterpoint to the ordered cultivation. The land itself seems to sigh with the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, its contours smoothed by generations of plows and the persistent whisper of the prairie wind. The story of Hedrick is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heart of Keokuk County, a place shaped by the enduring spirit of those who cultivated its soil. Originally established in the late 19th century, its economy has long been anchored in the bounty of the land, with farming remaining its most visible and vital pursuit. The quiet hum of tractors and the occasional rumble of a grain truck are the soundtrack to daily life, a testament to the continued importance of the harvest. While no grand monuments mark its history, the sturdy, unpretentious buildings of its main street, many of them bearing the patina of age, speak of a community built on hard work and shared purpose, a place where the rhythms of nature still largely dictate the pace of existence.
Live animated radar for Hedrick 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 | Hedrick, Keokuk County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.172513°N, 92.308794°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52563 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hedrick, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hedrick, 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 Hedrick includes coordinates 41.172513°N, 92.308794°W, situated in Keokuk County. ZIP code 52563. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
