Lamont, Iowa Weather
Lamont, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lamont, Buchanan County.
Full aviation weather for Lamont is published on the Manchester Municipal Airport (KC27) page, 17 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 Lamont 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 Lamont: Oelwein Municipal Airport (KOLZ) 29 km · Independence Municipal Airport (KIIB) 30 km · George L Scott Municipal Airport (K3Y2) 45 km · Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 53 km · Monona Municipal Airport (K7C3) 54 km
Conditions reported at KC27 describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lamont specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lamont.
About Lamont, Iowa
Lamont, Iowa, lies cradled by the rolling contours of Buchanan County, where the land breathes in broad, agrarian sighs. It lies 36.4 miles east-north-east of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 78°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-west of Strawberry Point. The sky here is a vast canvas, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of an approaching storm, or a serene, washed-out blue that stretches to the horizon. Fields of corn and soybeans, emerald and gold in their seasons, unfurl like immense, rumpled blankets across the landscape, punctuated by stands of oak and maple that cluster around farmsteads and the occasional, unassuming creek. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the damp promise of dew, a quiet exhalation from the land itself. The history of Lamont is etched into the very grain of its fields, a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit that has shaped this corner of the Midwest. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting families and fueling a local economy deeply rooted in the cultivation of crops. While no grand monuments mark its past, the modest homes and weathered barns speak of a persistent pragmatism, a quiet resilience. The rhythm of Lamont is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the harvest, a steady, unhurried cadence that allows for a neighborly nod and a shared moment on a sun-drenched porch. The occasional rumble of a tractor on a distant road is the loudest sound to break the prevailing peace, a gentle reminder of the lifeblood that flows through this agricultural heartland.
Live animated radar for Lamont 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 | Lamont, Buchanan County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.598596°N, 91.642101°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50650 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lamont, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lamont, 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 Lamont includes coordinates 42.598596°N, 91.642101°W, situated in Buchanan County. ZIP code 50650. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
