Macksburg, Iowa Weather
Macksburg, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Macksburg, Madison County.
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About Macksburg, Iowa
Macksburg unfolds across the rolling Iowa landscape, a place where the earth breathes in broad, gentle swells under a sky that often seems impossibly vast. It lies 31.5 miles south-south-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 210°T), and is situated 14.2 miles north-east of Creston. The fields, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans, stretch towards horizons softened by distance, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the sun’s slow arc. Here, the air carries the clean scent of growing things, a subtle perfume that deepens as the day wanes, painting the west with streaks of apricot and rose. Farmhouses, their white paint weathered by seasons, dot the terrain like patient sentinels, their silhouettes sharp against the wide-open prairie sky. The quietude is profound, broken only by the distant rumble of a tractor or the call of a hawk circling high above. The story of Macksburg is etched into the very soil, a testament to the enduring spirit of agriculture that has shaped Madison County for generations. Settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the fertile prairie, Macksburg has always been tied to the land, its economy rooted in the bounty of the fields. While farming remains the heartbeat of this place, a quiet resilience defines its character, a strength born from weathering storms both literal and metaphorical. The general store, a hub of local life, still serves as a gathering place, its shelves stocked with the necessities and small luxuries that sustain a community. The rhythm of Macksburg is one of patient growth, of seasons observed, and of a deep, unhurried connection to the earth beneath.
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| Location | Macksburg, Madison County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.214712°N, 94.185232°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50155 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Macksburg, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Macksburg, 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 Macksburg includes coordinates 41.214712°N, 94.185232°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 50155. 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. 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.
