Kalona, Iowa Weather
Kalona, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kalona, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for Kalona is published on the Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) page, 22 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 Kalona 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 Kalona: Washington Municipal Airport (KAWG) 23 km · Amana Airport (KC11) 37 km · The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 45 km · Muscatine Municipal Airport (KMUT) 48 km · Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFFL) 53 km
Conditions reported at KIOW describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kalona specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kalona.
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.
Live animated radar for Kalona 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
