Keystone, Iowa Weather
Keystone, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Keystone, Benton County.
Full aviation weather for Keystone is published on the Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) page, 15 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 Keystone 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 Keystone: Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 28 km · Toledo Municipal Airport (K8C5) 29 km · Amana Airport (KC11) 36 km · The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 42 km · Grinnell Regional Airport (KGGI) 55 km
Conditions reported at KTZT describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Keystone specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Keystone, Iowa
Keystone rests in the gentle embrace of Benton County, Iowa, where the land unfolds in a soft, rolling expanse of fertile soil. It lies 28.4 miles west of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 269°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-north-east of Belle Plaine. The horizon here is a wide, generous sweep, often painted with the fleeting blush of sunset that spills across fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets in the evening breeze. Ditches, lined with the tenacious green of wild grasses and dotted with the bright, ephemeral blooms of wildflowers, trace the contours of the terrain, guiding the occasional trickle of water towards larger, unseen arteries. The air itself carries a clean, earthy fragrance, a testament to the agricultural heart that beats strong in this place, and the sky, a vast canvas, often hosts formations of white, puffy clouds that drift with an almost deliberate slowness, mirroring the unhurried pace of life in Keystone. The story of Keystone is written in the rich, dark earth that has sustained generations of farmers and shaped the local economy. This is a landscape deeply rooted in the cultivation of the land, where the bounty of the harvest dictates the rhythm of the year. While not a hub of bustling industry, the quiet hum of agricultural machinery is the soundtrack to daily life, and the grain elevators, silent sentinels on the horizon, stand as proud markers of its enduring livelihood. The history of its founding is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who chose to make their home amidst these fertile plains, building a community on the promise of the soil. The distinctive character of Keystone is found in its unassuming persistence, a quiet strength that resonates in the open fields and the friendly nod of a neighbor.
Live animated radar for Keystone 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 | Keystone, Benton County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.99833°N, 92.197407°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52249 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Keystone, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Keystone, 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 Keystone includes coordinates 41.998330°N, 92.197407°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 52249. 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.
