Linden, Iowa Weather
Linden, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Linden, Dallas County.
Full aviation weather for Linden is published on the Guthrie County Regional Airport (KGCT) page, 15 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 Linden 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 Linden: Perry Municipal Airport (KPRO) 22 km · Greenfield Municipal Airport (KGFZ) 38 km · Jefferson Municipal Airport (KEFW) 41 km · Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) 52 km · Audubon County Airport (KADU) 54 km
Conditions reported at KGCT describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Linden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Linden.
About Linden, Iowa
Linden lies in a landscape of gentle swells and broad horizons, the rich, dark earth of Dallas County stretching out in patchwork fields. It lies 20.0 miles west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 277°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-east of Panora. Here, the sky feels vast, an ever-present dome that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised purples and lingering golds of dusk. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of turned soil and the distant, sweet hay, a fragrance that speaks of the land's enduring fertility. Roads, straight and unwavering, cut across this expanse, leading to farmsteads that appear as modest clusters of buildings against the immensity of the farmland, their silos like silent sentinels watching over the seasons' slow turn. The history of Linden is deeply rooted in the agricultural ambition that shaped this part of Iowa, a story of families who came to tame the prairie and coax life from its fertile soil. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring rhythm of planting and harvest defines its economic pulse, with grain elevators standing as quiet testaments to generations of labor. The local character is one of quiet perseverance, a steady engagement with the cycles of nature that govern life here. Small businesses, often family-run, form the core of the community, their presence a comforting constant in the unhurried flow of daily existence, reflecting a shared understanding of what it means to live and work on this land.
Live animated radar for Linden 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 | Linden, Dallas County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.644432°N, 94.269129°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50146 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Linden, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Linden, 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 Linden includes coordinates 41.644432°N, 94.269129°W, situated in Dallas County. ZIP code 50146. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
