Ladora, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ladora, Iowa County.
Flight conditions near Ladora. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ladora.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.