Lakota, Iowa Weather
Lakota, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lakota, Kossuth County.
Full aviation weather for Lakota is published on the Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU) page, 24 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 Lakota 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 Lakota: Algona Municipal Airport (KAXA) 36 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM) 39 km · Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) 41 km · Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 47 km · Wells Municipal Airport (K68Y) 48 km
Conditions reported at KSBU describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakota specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lakota.
About Lakota, Iowa
Lakota lies in a land sculpted by the slow, patient work of glaciers, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels impossibly vast. It lies 47.5 miles west-north-west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west of Buffalo Center. Rolling fields of corn and soybeans, a patchwork quilt of emerald and gold, unfurl in every direction, their stalks whispering secrets to the ceaseless prairie wind. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant rain, a palpable invitation to breathe deep and slow. Here and there, a cluster of stately oaks or a lone cottonwood stands sentinel, their branches reaching like ancient, gnarled fingers towards the sun, offering dappled shade to the quiet roads that thread through the landscape. The history of Lakota is etched into the very soil, a testament to the resilience of those who first settled this fertile ground. Founded by pioneers drawn to the rich farmland, the town’s economy has always been deeply rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as proud monuments to the bounty of the seasons. While the rhythm of life in Lakota is measured by the planting and harvesting cycles, a quiet industriousness hums beneath the surface. Local businesses, often family-run, form the heart of the community, their doors open to neighbours and visitors alike, fostering a sense of connection that is as enduring as the prairie grasses. The absence of grand landmarks is itself a distinctive feature, allowing the subtle beauty of the open sky and the fertile earth to take center stage.
Live animated radar for Lakota 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 | Lakota, Kossuth County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.377181°N, 94.093848°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50451 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakota, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakota, 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 Lakota includes coordinates 43.377181°N, 94.093848°W, situated in Kossuth County. ZIP code 50451. 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. 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.
