Kensett, Iowa Weather
Kensett, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kensett, Worth County.
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About Kensett, Iowa
Kensett lies under a sky that stretches, vast and often startlingly blue, across the flat, fertile plains of Worth County. It lies 13.8 miles north of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 358°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Northwood. Here, the land is a quilt of meticulously tended fields, the rich, dark soil yielding its bounty in neat, geometric patterns that change with the seasons, from the emerald shoots of corn in early summer to the burnished gold of ripening soybeans in late autumn. The air itself carries a particular scent, a mixture of damp earth after a rain shower, the sweet perfume of alfalfa in bloom, and, on breezier days, the distant, almost imperceptible tang of livestock. The houses of Kensett are often modest, painted in hues of white, cream, and pale blue, their front porches offering a quiet invitation to survey the quiet streets, where the shadows lengthen with an almost theatrical grace as the afternoon wanes. The history of Kensett is deeply entwined with the railroads that once crisscrossed this part of Iowa, bringing with them settlers eager to claim their piece of this rich agricultural land. The local economy remains firmly rooted in the earth, with farming and related industries forming the backbone of daily life, a legacy passed down through generations. You can still see the echoes of that past in the grain elevators that stand like sentinels at the edge of town, their imposing structures a reminder of the vital role they played in transporting the region’s harvests. While no grand monuments mark its existence, Kensett possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of endurance in its unchanging landscape and the steady, unhurried rhythm of its inhabitants.
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| Location | Kensett, Worth County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.35357°N, 93.210482°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50448 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kensett, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kensett, 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 Kensett includes coordinates 43.353570°N, 93.210482°W, situated in Worth County. ZIP code 50448. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
