Holiday Lake, Iowa Weather
Holiday Lake, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Holiday Lake, Poweshiek County.
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About Holiday Lake, Iowa
Holiday Lake unfurls a gentle, watery embrace across the Iowa prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch just a little wider. It lies 28.6 miles east-south-east of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 123°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west-south-west of Belle Plaine. The landscape here is a study in soft contours, rolling hills giving way to the placid surface of the lake, fringed by a verdant embrace of trees that whisper secrets on the breeze. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a peculiar golden quality, catching the dust motes dancing in the air and painting the water with shifting hues of amber and rose. The air itself carries a subtle sweetness, a mingling of damp earth, sun-baked grasses, and the distant, faint scent of ripening corn, a constant reminder of the agrarian heart that beats beneath this tranquil surface. The history of Holiday Lake is intrinsically tied to the agricultural bounty of Poweshiek County, a legacy etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile soil. Originally a natural depression, the area began to take on its current form with the development of recreational spaces, transforming the land into a haven for those seeking respite from the daily toil. The local economy, like much of this region, draws strength from the surrounding farms, where soybeans and corn form the backbone of the harvests. Yet, Holiday Lake itself fosters a distinct character, a place where summer weekends brim with the laughter of families and the gentle lapping of waves against the shore, a quiet testament to the simple pleasures that define life here.
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| Location | Holiday Lake, Poweshiek County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.821034°N, 92.443211°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52211 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Holiday Lake, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holiday Lake, 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 Holiday Lake includes coordinates 41.821034°N, 92.443211°W, situated in Poweshiek County. ZIP code 52211. 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. 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.
