Lawton, Iowa Weather
Lawton, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lawton, Woodbury County.
Full aviation weather for Lawton is published on the Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (KSUX) page, 19 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. 5 airfields within reach of Lawton 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 Lawton: Le Mars Municipal Airport (KLRJ) 33 km · James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) 46 km · Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) 56 km · Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) 59 km
Conditions reported at KSUX describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lawton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lawton.
About Lawton, Iowa
Lawton breathes the wide, open air of the western Iowa prairie, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath under a sky that stretches to every horizon. It lies 11.1 miles east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 98°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west of Moville. Rolling farmland, a patchwork of corn and soybeans, defines the character of this landscape, the fields rippling like a green and gold sea under the sun. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and distant rain, a clean, sharp fragrance that speaks of the seasons. Gentle slopes rise and fall, their contours softened by the ceaseless work of wind and weather, creating a subtle, almost imperceptible undulation that shapes the very soul of the place. Even the gravel roads, a dusty pale ribbon against the vibrant green, seem to curve with a natural, unforced grace, leading the eye toward the distant, hazy line where earth meets sky. The history of Lawton is etched in the deep, fertile soil that has sustained its people for generations, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who settled this prairie land. This is a place where the local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its identity. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance, the silos standing sentinel against the twilight sky, these are the markers of a life lived in close communion with the land. While no grand monuments mark its past, the simple, sturdy architecture of its homes and businesses speaks of a pragmatic resilience, a quiet strength born from facing the elements and building a life from the ground up. The rhythm of Lawton is one of patient growth, of seasons turning, and of a community that understands the deep, unspoken connection between the land and the lives it nourishes.
Live animated radar for Lawton 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 | Lawton, Woodbury County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.478604°N, 96.183912°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51030 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lawton, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lawton, 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 Lawton includes coordinates 42.478604°N, 96.183912°W, situated in Woodbury County. ZIP code 51030. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
