Lone Tree, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lone Tree, Johnson County.
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Lone Tree sits in a broad sweep of Iowa’s eastern plains, where the land rolls with the soft, deliberate breath of millennia. It lies 13.1 miles south-south-east of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 156°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-east of Hills. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, a deep indigo at twilight that seems to hold the very essence of the prairie’s open heart. Fields of corn and soybeans, a rich, fertile green in summer, stretch to the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of farm buildings or a solitary, sentinel oak. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and growing things, a subtle perfume that speaks of abundance and patient growth. The history of Lone Tree is entwined with the agricultural backbone of Johnson County, a place where generations have worked the rich earth. Its economy, deeply rooted in farming, sees the cycle of planting and harvest dictating the rhythm of life. The town itself, a modest but vibrant hub, offers services to the surrounding farms, a place for neighbours to gather and for the necessities of rural life to be met. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of self-reliance and community is evident in the quiet hum of activity, the friendly waves exchanged between passing vehicles, and the shared understanding of the land’s enduring power.
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| Location | Lone Tree, Johnson County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.488078°N, 91.425994°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52755 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lone Tree, 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 Lone Tree includes coordinates 41.488078°N, 91.425994°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 52755. 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.