Ladora, Iowa Weather
Ladora, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ladora, Iowa County.
Full aviation weather for Ladora is published on the Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) page, 16 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 Ladora 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 Ladora: Amana Airport (KC11) 27 km · Toledo Municipal Airport (K8C5) 40 km · The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 42 km · Grinnell Regional Airport (KGGI) 46 km · Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 53 km
Conditions reported at KTZT describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ladora specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ladora.
About Ladora, Iowa
Ladora lies where the Iowa earth gently rolls, a landscape painted in broad strokes of fertile soil and vast, open sky. It lies 32.8 miles west-south-west of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-south-west of Marengo. Here, the land breathes with a quiet resilience, its fields a patchwork of emerald and gold under the boundless blue. Farmsteads, like scattered jewels, punctuate the horizon, their silos reaching skyward as silent sentinels of a life lived in close communion with the seasons. The air itself carries the scent of ripening grain and damp earth, a perfume that settles deep into the soul, a constant reminder of the place's grounding influence. The history of Ladora is written in the persistent spirit of its people and the agricultural heritage that defines its character. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, feeding families and shaping the very rhythm of daily life. The economy here is intrinsically tied to the earth, with corn and soybeans standing as proud symbols of the region's enduring productivity. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet dignity of its well-tended farms and the friendly nod of a passing neighbor speak volumes of a community built on hard work and a deep appreciation for the land that sustains it.
Live animated radar for Ladora 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 | Ladora, Iowa County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.754725°N, 92.183516°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52251 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ladora, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ladora, 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 Ladora includes coordinates 41.754725°N, 92.183516°W, situated in Iowa County. ZIP code 52251. 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.
