Lowden, Iowa Weather
Lowden, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lowden, Cedar County.
Full aviation weather for Lowden is published on the Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) page, 21 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 Lowden 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 Lowden: Maquoketa Municipal Airport (KOQW) 27 km · Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 39 km · Monticello Regional Airport (KMXO) 45 km · Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI) 50 km · Marion Airport (KC17) 53 km
Conditions reported at K8C4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lowden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lowden.
About Lowden, Iowa
Lowden rests in a gentle embrace of rolling terrain, where fields of corn and soybeans unfurl like a quilt stitched by nature's hand. It lies 29.3 miles north-west of Davenport, IA (from Davenport, IA: bearing 322°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east-south-east of Clarence. The sky here feels vast, a boundless canvas where clouds drift in slow processions, painting fleeting shadows across the verdant landscape. The air, particularly in the hush of late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of turned soil and ripening grain. Evenings are marked by a deepening indigo that bleeds into the horizon, a quiet grandeur that settles over the scattered farmsteads and the unassuming core of Lowden itself, where houses stand with a quiet dignity, their porches catching the last golden rays of a fading sun. The story of Lowden is one of quiet perseverance, a narrative woven from the threads of agriculture and the enduring spirit of its settlers. Its economy, like so much of this region, is inextricably tied to the bounty of the land, the steady rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. Early pioneers, drawn by the fertile soil, laid the foundations for a community that has since cultivated a distinct character, marked by a friendly pragmatism and a deep connection to the cycles of the seasons. While no grand monuments define its skyline, the true landmarks of Lowden are found in the weathered barns that dot the countryside, the sturdy grain elevators that stand sentinel against the prairie wind, and the shared history that binds its inhabitants together, a quiet legacy carried forward with each sunrise.
Live animated radar for Lowden 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 | Lowden, Cedar County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.857522°N, 90.928204°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52255 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lowden, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lowden, 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 Lowden includes coordinates 41.857522°N, 90.928204°W, situated in Cedar County. ZIP code 52255. 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.
