Lost Nation, Iowa Weather
Lost Nation, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lost Nation, Clinton County.
Full aviation weather for Lost Nation is published on the Maquoketa Municipal Airport (KOQW) page, 12 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 Lost Nation 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 Lost Nation: Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) 36 km · Monticello Regional Airport (KMXO) 40 km · Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI) 43 km · Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 44 km · Dubuque Regional Airport (KDBQ) 50 km
Conditions reported at KOQW describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lost Nation specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lost Nation.
About Lost Nation, Iowa
Lost Nation rests in a gentle cradle of Iowa's rolling landscape, where fields of corn and soybeans unfurl like a patchwork quilt under a sky that can shift from an astonishing, almost violent blue to a bruised, twilight grey with startling speed. It lies 32.8 miles north-north-west of Davenport, IA (from Davenport, IA: bearing 338°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north of Wheatland. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the earthy scent of turned soil and the sweet, faint perfume of ripening grain, a fragrance that clings to the stillness. Drainage ditches, their edges softened by wild grasses and the occasional flash of a monarch butterfly, trace silver lines across the terrain, feeding into the larger, more purposeful flow of the nearby Wapsipinicon River. The very character of Lost Nation is one of quiet endurance, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the horizon feels both expansive and intimately known. The history of Lost Nation is intrinsically tied to the agricultural pulse of Clinton County, a legacy evident in the sturdy, weathered barns that punctuate the countryside and the quiet hum of machinery that marks the seasons. For generations, the fertile soil has been the bedrock of its economy, yielding the bounty that has sustained its families and shaped its identity. While the grand pronouncements of history might overlook this corner of Iowa, there's a deeper, more enduring narrative here, one written in the sweat of farmers and the quiet determination to coax sustenance from the earth. The Wapsipinicon River, a constant presence, once powered mills and provided a highway for commerce, and though its role has shifted, it still flows with the same patient strength, a liquid thread connecting Lost Nation to the wider world.
Live animated radar for Lost Nation 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 | Lost Nation, Clinton County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.96391°N, 90.817643°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52254 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lost Nation, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lost Nation, 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 Lost Nation includes coordinates 41.963910°N, 90.817643°W, situated in Clinton County. ZIP code 52254. 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. 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.
