Little Rock, Iowa Weather
Little Rock, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Little Rock, Lyon County.
Full aviation weather for Little Rock is published on the Sibley Municipal Airport (KISB) page, 13 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 Little Rock 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 Little Rock: Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) 24 km · Sheldon Regional Airport (KSHL) 26 km · Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport (KLYV) 33 km · Worthington Municipal Airport (KOTG) 34 km · Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) 56 km
Conditions reported at KISB describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Little Rock specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Little Rock.
About Little Rock, Iowa
Little Rock, Iowa, lies cradled in the gentle swell of the prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, an endless canvas brushed with the soft hues of dawn and dusk. It lies 41.6 miles east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 100°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-north-west of Sibley. The land here is a study in muted greens and golds, the cultivated fields of corn and soybeans forming broad, rippling carpets that meet the horizon in a hazy embrace. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like watchful sentinels, punctuate the landscape, their red roofs a stark, welcoming contrast against the vast expanse of earth and sky. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of rich soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain, a tangible reminder of the life that pulses beneath the surface. The history of Little Rock is etched not in grand monuments but in the patient cultivation of the land, a legacy passed down through generations of farmers who have coaxed sustenance from these fertile soils. The local economy remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the pulse of daily life. You can still feel the quiet hum of a community deeply connected to its agrarian roots, a place where neighborly hands are readily offered and where the simple handshake still holds significant weight. The nearby Boyer River, though not a roaring torrent, offers a quiet, serpentine beauty, its banks often fringed with cottonwoods and willows, providing a verdant counterpoint to the open fields that define Little Rock.
Live animated radar for Little Rock 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Little Rock, Lyon County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.444135°N, 95.883352°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51243 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Little Rock, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Rock, 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 Little Rock includes coordinates 43.444135°N, 95.883352°W, situated in Lyon County. ZIP code 51243. 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.
