Jacksonville, Iowa Weather
Jacksonville, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jacksonville, Chickasaw County.
Full aviation weather for Jacksonville is published on the Ellen Church Field (KCJJ) page, 28 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 Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville: Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (KCCY) 33 km · George L Scott Municipal Airport (K3Y2) 37 km · Decorah Municipal Airport (KDEH) 42 km · Waverly Municipal Airport (KC25) 48 km · Oelwein Municipal Airport (KOLZ) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCJJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jacksonville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jacksonville.
About Jacksonville, Iowa
Jacksonville, Iowa, breathes a quietude born of wide horizons and the patient turning of seasons. It lies 42.6 miles north-north-east of Cedar Falls, IA (from Cedar Falls, IA: bearing 16°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-east of New Hampton. Here, the land rolls with a gentle generosity, a verdant quilt stitched by fields of corn and soybeans that stretch to meet a sky that can, on a clear evening, bleed into hues of apricot and lavender. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and ripening grain, a perfume that clings to the weathered clapboard of the few businesses lining the main thoroughfare. The rhythm of life in Jacksonville is dictated less by clocks and more by the slow arc of the sun and the determined growth of crops, a steady pulse that has beat for generations. The history of Jacksonville is tied to the rich, dark soil that has always been its most valuable commodity. Settled by hardy pioneers seeking fertile ground, the town grew from a cluster of farmsteads into a small hub for the surrounding agricultural community. The local economy remains anchored by the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the bounty harvested each year, and the occasional hum of a tractor on a distant backroad serving as a constant reminder of its agricultural roots. While no grand monuments mark its past, the simple, enduring structures and the steadfast spirit of its people tell a story of resilience and quiet pride, a characteristic that defines Jacksonville.
Live animated radar for Jacksonville 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 | Jacksonville, Chickasaw County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.119418°N, 92.209062°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52154, 51537 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jacksonville, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville includes coordinates 43.119418°N, 92.209062°W, situated in Chickasaw County. ZIP code 52154, 51537. Telephone area code: 641. 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.
