Lamoni, Iowa Weather
Lamoni, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lamoni, Decatur County.
Full aviation weather for Lamoni is published on the Lamoni Municipal Airport (KLWD) page, 3 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. 4 airfields within reach of Lamoni 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 Lamoni: Osceola Municipal Airport (KI75) 52 km · Albany Municipal Airport (K19) 53 km · Creston Municipal Airport (KCSQ) 57 km
Conditions reported at KLWD describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lamoni specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lamoni.
About Lamoni, Iowa
Lamoni unfolds across a landscape of rolling Iowa terrain, where the sky feels vast and ever-present, meeting the cultivated fields in a soft, distant line. It lies 67.0 miles south of West Des Moines, IA (from West Des Moines, IA: bearing 190°T), and is situated 12.7 miles south-west of Leon. The land here, a mosaic of emerald and gold when the crops are high, slopes gently, carrying the slow-moving waters of small creeks through fields of corn and soybeans. The air often carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil, especially after a spring rain, and in the summer twilight, the insistent hum of cicadas rises from the bordering trees, a sound that seems to pulse with the very life of the prairie. Houses, often with broad porches, seem to absorb the generous light, their colors softened by the gentle sweep of the wind that rustles through the leaves of mature oaks and maples that line residential streets, providing welcome shade. The spirit of Lamoni is deeply entwined with its history as a center for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a heritage that has shaped its cultural character and instilled a sense of close-knit community. This foundational influence can still be felt in the quiet reverence of its main street and the enduring presence of its educational institutions, which have drawn students and scholars for generations. The local economy, while still rooted in agriculture, has diversified over time, embracing small businesses and service industries that cater to the needs of its residents and the surrounding countryside. Visitors might notice the distinctive architecture of its older buildings, a testament to the town's enduring past, and the unhurried pace of life, a gentle counterpoint to the ceaseless motion of larger cities, where conversations often linger on front stoops as the day draws to a close.
Live animated radar for Lamoni 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 | Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.622777°N, 93.934116°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50140 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lamoni, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lamoni, 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 Lamoni includes coordinates 40.622777°N, 93.934116°W, situated in Decatur County. ZIP code 50140. 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.
