Kent, Iowa Weather
Kent, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kent, Union County.
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About Kent, Iowa
Kent lies like a quiet breath upon the rolling Iowa landscape, where the land itself seems to lean into the vast, ever-shifting sky. It lies 54.3 miles south-south-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 213°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-south-west of Creston. Fields of corn and soybeans, goldening under the late summer sun, stretch out in an orderly, geometric embrace, broken only by the occasional dark line of trees that marks a creek bed or a property boundary. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of mown hay and the subtle, earthy perfume of soil that has yielded its bounty for generations. Farmhouses, painted in hues of white and barn red, dot the horizon, their silos standing like silent sentinels against the immense, cerulean dome. In the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and deepen, giving the land a profound, almost spiritual stillness. The story of Kent is one deeply interwoven with the agricultural heart of Union County, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first settled these plains. Its economy has always been tied to the land, a steady rhythm of planting, growing, and harvesting that has shaped the character of its people. While no grand monuments mark its history, the very fabric of Kent speaks of its past – the weathered barns, the well-worn roads, the quiet camaraderie found in its modest gathering places. This is a place where the past is not a distant echo but a present hum, a constant, gentle undertow beneath the surface of everyday life, feeding the present with its enduring strength.
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| Location | Kent, Union County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.952489°N, 94.454406°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50851 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kent, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kent, 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 Kent includes coordinates 40.952489°N, 94.454406°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 50851. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
