Houghton, Iowa Weather
Houghton, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Houghton, Lee County.
Full aviation weather for Houghton is published on the Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ) page, 20 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 Houghton 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 Houghton: Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW) 27 km · Keosauqua Municipal Airport (K6K9) 30 km · Keokuk Municipal Airport (KEOK) 39 km · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (KBRL) 40 km · Kahoka Municipal Airport (K0H7) 41 km
Conditions reported at KMPZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Houghton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Houghton.
About Houghton, Iowa
Houghton unfolds across a landscape where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, persistent life. It lies 45.3 miles east-south-east of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 111°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-north-west of West Point. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of wind and rain, cradle the small settlement, their green slopes giving way to fertile valleys where the scent of turned earth mingles with the crisp, clear air of the Midwest. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often painted with the dramatic brushstrokes of approaching storms or the gentle, golden wash of late afternoon sun, which lends a luminous quality to the weathered barns and tidy farmsteads. Even in the stillness, there's a palpable sense of the land's enduring strength, a quiet dignity in the way the trees stand sentinel along the horizon and the fields stretch out in orderly, verdant patterns. The story of Houghton is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Lee County, a heritage that continues to shape its economy and character. For generations, this has been a place where hard work and the land are partners, and the rhythm of planting and harvest still dictates the pulse of daily life. While the whispers of past industries might linger in the air, it is the enduring promise of the soil that draws sustenance and purpose to Houghton. The simple, unpretentious buildings of its core, some bearing the marks of decades of sturdy service, speak of a continuity, a steadfastness that is a hallmark of places that have learned to weather the seasons and stand firm against the winds of change.
Live animated radar for Houghton 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 | Houghton, Lee County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.783644°N, 91.602938°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52631 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Houghton, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Houghton, 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 Houghton includes coordinates 40.783644°N, 91.602938°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 52631. 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.
