Lidderdale, Iowa Weather
Lidderdale, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lidderdale, Carroll County.
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About Lidderdale, Iowa
Lidderdale, Iowa, unfolds across a gentle sweep of land where the horizon itself seems to breathe with the vastness of the prairie sky. It lies 58.2 miles north-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 308°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-east of Carroll. The terrain here is a soft, undulating topography, a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of glaciation, giving way to fertile fields that stretch out like a patchwork quilt under the ceaseless sun. In the quietude of dusk, a peculiar luminescence often settles over the corn and soybean rows, a golden haze that softens the sharp edges of the afternoon and imbues the air with a profound stillness. The very scent of the earth, a rich, loamy perfume, rises with the evening dew, a testament to the deep, dark soil that has sustained life here for generations. The history of Lidderdale is intertwined with the westward expansion and the relentless drive of agriculture that defined this part of Iowa. Its roots are firmly planted in the soil, a legacy of hardworking settlers who carved their livelihoods from the land, their stories whispering on the prairie winds that sweep unimpeded across the open country. The local economy remains tethered to the bounty of the fields, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the sky, symbols of the ceaseless cycle of planting and harvest. While no grand monuments mark its presence, the enduring character of Lidderdale lies in its quiet resilience, its unassuming beauty, and the deep connection its inhabitants share with the land that nourishes them.
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| Location | Lidderdale, Carroll County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.124429°N, 94.783039°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51452 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lidderdale, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lidderdale, Iowa, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Lidderdale includes coordinates 42.124429°N, 94.783039°W, situated in Carroll County. ZIP code 51452. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
