Kalona, Iowa Weather
Kalona, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kalona, Washington County.
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About Kalona, Iowa
Kalona lies in a broad, fertile plain where the sky seems to stretch an infinite distance, a vast canvas painted with shifting clouds. It lies 15.3 miles south-west of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 217°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Wellman. The land here is a gentle, rolling prairie, softened by millennia of wind and water, the soil a deep, rich loam that promises abundance. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their emerald and gold hues a testament to the tireless work of generations, broken only by the occasional stand of oak and maple, their leaves whispering secrets in the breeze. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, especially in the morning light, when dew still clings to the grasses and the world feels freshly minted. This corner of Washington County has long been a place of quiet industry and steadfast faith, its character shaped by the industrious spirit of its early settlers, many of them drawn from the Old World seeking a new beginning. The local economy remains deeply rooted in agriculture, the land yielding its bounty through the seasons, a tradition that has sustained Kalona for over a century. Distinctive for its significant Amish and Mennonite population, the community retains a unique cultural rhythm, where horse-drawn buggies are a familiar sight alongside modern vehicles, and the hum of tractors mingles with the murmur of conversation in the general store. The very fabric of Kalona is woven with this blend of agricultural heritage and enduring communal values, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the present.
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| Location | Kalona, Washington County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.483072°N, 91.706002°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52247 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kalona, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kalona, 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 Kalona includes coordinates 41.483072°N, 91.706002°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 52247. 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. 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.
