Lansing, Iowa Weather
Lansing, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lansing, Allamakee County.
Full aviation weather for Lansing is published on the Houston County Airport (KCHU) page, 35 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 Lansing 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 Lansing: Viroqua Municipal Airport (KY51) 35 km · Monona Municipal Airport (K7C3) 38 km · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport (KPDC) 39 km · Decorah Municipal Airport (KDEH) 43 km · Boscobel Airport (KOVS) 49 km
Conditions reported at KCHU describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lansing specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lansing.
About Lansing, Iowa
Lansing unfolds along the dramatic bluffs that plunge toward the mighty Mississippi River, a place where the land rises and falls with a restless energy. It lies 30.4 miles south of La Crosse, WI (from La Crosse, WI: bearing 178°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-south-west of De Soto. The terrain here is a study in verticality, with steep inclines giving way to broad, fertile bottoms, all under a sky that often feels vast and impossibly blue. Greenery clings tenaciously to the slopes, a vibrant, almost defiant hue against the weathered rock faces, and the air, especially in the early mornings, carries a cool, damp scent, a promise of the river’s presence even when it's hidden from view. The character of Lansing is etched into its very topography, a town that seems to have found its footing on the edge of something grand. The history of Lansing is inextricably tied to the river that has shaped its fortunes and its very existence, a waterway that once hummed with steamboats and, before that, carried indigenous peoples for millennia. For many years, the local economy found its strength in the bounty of the river and the surrounding fertile soil, with agriculture and fishing forming the backbone of daily life. Today, while agriculture remains a cornerstone, Lansing also embraces tourism, drawing visitors to its scenic overlooks and the opportunities for recreation on the water. The remnants of older industries are subtly present, a quiet nod to generations who worked this land and river, and a distinctiveness arises from this enduring connection to the Mississippi, a relationship that continues to define Lansing’s spirit.
Live animated radar for Lansing 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 | Lansing, Allamakee County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.362198°N, 91.21652°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52151 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lansing, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lansing, 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 Lansing includes coordinates 43.362198°N, 91.216520°W, situated in Allamakee County. ZIP code 52151. 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.
