Jackson Junction, Iowa Weather
Jackson Junction, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jackson Junction, Winneshiek County.
Full aviation weather for Jackson Junction is published on the George L Scott Municipal Airport (K3Y2) page, 24 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 Jackson Junction 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 Jackson Junction: Ellen Church Field (KCJJ) 29 km · Decorah Municipal Airport (KDEH) 30 km · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (KCCY) 47 km · Oelwein Municipal Airport (KOLZ) 48 km · Monona Municipal Airport (K7C3) 56 km
Conditions reported at K3Y2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jackson Junction specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jackson Junction.
About Jackson Junction, Iowa
Jackson Junction rests within a landscape of rolling hills and broad agricultural fields, the kind of terrain that seems to have been smoothed by a giant, benevolent hand. It lies 45.7 miles north-north-east of Cedar Falls, IA (from Cedar Falls, IA: bearing 27°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-south-west of Calmar. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying grasses and distant livestock, a perfume of honest work. Roads, mostly gravel and asphalt ribbons, wind between farmsteads, their silos standing like stoic sentinels against the vast, often startlingly blue Iowa sky. The land itself breathes a quiet resilience, marked by the slow, steady work of generations who have coaxed sustenance from its fertile soil. The history of Jackson Junction is tied to the land and the sturdy folk who first settled it, drawn by the promise of rich farmland and the simple dignity of self-sufficiency. While not a bustling metropolis, Jackson Junction has always been a place where neighbors know each other’s names and the local economy hums with the steady pulse of agriculture, primarily corn and soybeans. The presence of small, independent businesses, from the hardware store to the diner where coffee is always hot and conversation flows easily, speaks to a deep-seated community spirit. Occasionally, a mention of the old cheese factory, a relic of a past era, will drift into conversations, a reminder of the evolving livelihoods that have sustained Jackson Junction through the years.
Live animated radar for Jackson Junction 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 | Jackson Junction, Winneshiek County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.114973°N, 92.032391°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52171 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jackson Junction, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackson Junction, 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 Jackson Junction includes coordinates 43.114973°N, 92.032391°W, situated in Winneshiek County. ZIP code 52171. 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.
