Hubbard, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hubbard, Hardin County.
Full aviation weather for Hubbard is published on the Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (KIFA) page, 18 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 Hubbard 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 Hubbard: Marshalltown Municipal Airport (KMIW) 38 km · Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW) 44 km · Hampton Municipal Airport (KHPT) 47 km · Webster City Municipal Airport (KEBS) 49 km · Boone Municipal Airport (KBNW) 53 km
Conditions reported at KIFA describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hubbard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hubbard.
Hubbard, Iowa, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of agriculture, where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet, persistent scent of turned earth and growing things. It lies 24.9 miles north-east of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 41°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east of Radcliffe. The terrain here is a study in gentle, rolling plains, a vast canvas where fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward horizons that rarely offer dramatic interruption, save for the occasional cluster of sturdy farmsteads or the distant, hazy smudge of a windbreak. In the soft light of late afternoon, the air often carries a certain stillness, a palpable quietude broken only by the hum of distant machinery or the calls of unseen birds. The character of Hubbard is that of enduring pragmatism, a place where life moves with a steady, dependable cadence, rooted deeply in the fertile soil that defines its existence. The history of Hubbard is inextricably bound to the westward expansion and the promise of land, a narrative of pioneers who coaxed sustenance from this rich prairie. Its local economy has long been anchored by the bounty of the surrounding farmland, where crops like corn and soybeans form the backbone of daily commerce, feeding not only the local elevators but also national and international markets. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very structure of Hubbard speaks to its agricultural heritage, from the grain bins that punctuate the skyline to the quiet dignity of its Main Street. The town's distinctive character is not found in flashy attractions, but in the subtle, enduring spirit of its people, a reflection of the resilience and quiet strength of the land they cultivate.
Live animated radar for Hubbard 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 | Hubbard, Hardin County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.30554°N, 93.300206°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50122 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hubbard, 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 Hubbard includes coordinates 42.305540°N, 93.300206°W, situated in Hardin County. ZIP code 50122. 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.