Huxley, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Huxley, Story County.
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Huxley rests in the wide embrace of central Iowa’s rolling terrain, a landscape defined by the patient work of glaciers and the enduring strength of prairie soil. It lies 9.7 miles south of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 174°T), and is situated 4.2 miles east-north-east of Slater. Here, the earth falls away in a series of broad, sweeping curves that seem to hold the horizon captive, a vast canvas where the sky, in all its moods, plays out its dramas. The air, particularly on a late summer afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of ripening corn and the faint, metallic tang of distant machinery, a fragrance of abundance and industry. The roads, ribboning through fields of gold and green, are arteries that pulse with the slow, steady beat of agricultural life, connecting homesteads and farmsteads that dot the land like scattered seeds. The story of Huxley is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the fertile land they cultivate. Founded in the late 19th century, its character is inextricably tied to the agricultural backbone of Story County, where corn and soybeans reign supreme, their stalks standing sentinel through the seasons. The local economy, a sturdy edifice built on the bounty of the earth, finds its rhythm in the planting and harvesting, the hum of tractors a constant, reassuring presence. While not a hub of tourism, Huxley offers a genuine glimpse into the heartland, its streets lined with buildings that have witnessed generations of quiet lives, each one a silent testament to the enduring spirit of this Iowa prairie settlement.
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| Location | Huxley, Story County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.895265°N, 93.600773°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50124, 50046 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Huxley, 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 Huxley includes coordinates 41.895265°N, 93.600773°W, situated in Story County. ZIP code 50124, 50046. 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.