Lime Springs, Iowa Weather
Lime Springs, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lime Springs, Howard County.
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About Lime Springs, Iowa
Lime Springs rests in a gentle cradle of rolling farmland, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon that seems to breathe with the changing seasons. It lies 37.9 miles east-south-east of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 113°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-north-west of Cresco. The landscape here is one of quiet persistence, a testament to the slow, deliberate work of cultivation. Creeks and drainage ditches, like faint blue veins on a map, thread their way through the earth, carrying the runoff from the rich, dark soil that defines this corner of Iowa. The air, particularly in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a crispness that hints at the vast, open sky overhead, and the scattered farmsteads, each with its own sentinel silo, punctuate the green and gold expanse with sturdy, weathered practicality. The history of Lime Springs is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the region, a narrative of pioneers who saw opportunity in the fertile prairie and carved out a life from the land. The local economy continues to be anchored by farming, with the harvest dictating the rhythm of the year, from the anxious planting in spring to the satisfied gathering in fall. The town itself, a compact and friendly collection of businesses, serves as the heart for the surrounding farms, a place where neighbors gather, and the day unfolds with a predictable, comforting cadence. While not a place of grand pronouncements, Lime Springs holds a distinct character, a quiet dignity born from generations who understood the enduring value of hard work and community.
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| Location | Lime Springs, Howard County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.448855°N, 92.280725°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52155 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lime Springs, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lime Springs, 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 Lime Springs includes coordinates 43.448855°N, 92.280725°W, situated in Howard County. ZIP code 52155. 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. 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.
