Ireton, Iowa Weather
Ireton, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ireton, Sioux County.
Full aviation weather for Ireton is published on the Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) page, 13 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 Ireton 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 Ireton: Le Mars Municipal Airport (KLRJ) 24 km · Canton Municipal Airport (K7G9) 42 km · Sheldon Regional Airport (KSHL) 47 km · Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) 54 km · Harold Davidson Field (KVMR) 55 km
Conditions reported at KSXK describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ireton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ireton.
About Ireton, Iowa
Ireton sits in a wide, open expanse where the earth rolls gently, a generous canvas painted in shades of green and gold under a sky that feels impossibly vast. It lies 33.1 miles north of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 7°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east of Hawarden. The air here carries the clean scent of tilled soil and the distant hum of machinery, a constant, low thrum against the quietude. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their orderly rows a testament to human hands shaping the land, their surfaces catching the light in a thousand shifting facets throughout the day. Evenings bring a soft, diffused glow, as the sun dips low, casting long shadows that stretch and warp across the prairie, imbuing the landscape with a fleeting, tender beauty. The story of Ireton is one of resilient farming families who, through generations, have coaxed sustenance from this rich soil, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, while rooted in agriculture, has also seen diversification, with small businesses providing essential services and a quiet sense of community purpose. The town itself, a cluster of sturdy buildings, reflects a pragmatism born of necessity, each structure a contribution to the collective effort. It’s a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather lives on in the land’s enduring fertility and the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet strength palpable in the very air.
Live animated radar for Ireton 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 | Ireton, Sioux County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.97471°N, 96.318358°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51027 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ireton, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ireton, 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 Ireton includes coordinates 42.974710°N, 96.318358°W, situated in Sioux County. ZIP code 51027. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
