Manly, Iowa Weather
Manly, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Manly, Worth County.
Full aviation weather for Manly is published on the Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW) page, 18 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 Manly 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 Manly: Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 29 km · Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) 35 km · Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL) 46 km · Austin Municipal Airport (KAUM) 47 km · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (KCCY) 54 km
Conditions reported at KMCW describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Manly specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Manly.
About Manly, Iowa
Manly rests on a broad, gently rolling expanse of north Iowa farmland, where the sky seems to stretch infinitely, a vast canvas for the shifting moods of the clouds. It lies 9.2 miles north of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 360°T), and is situated 13.6 miles north-east of Clear Lake. The land here, a rich loam the color of dark chocolate, slopes imperceptibly toward shallow, meandering ditches that carry the runoff of spring thaws and summer rains. In the late afternoon, the sun, a molten orb, casts long, attenuated shadows from the scattered farmsteads, giving the landscape a hushed, almost reverent character. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening corn, a smell that is as much a part of Manly as its quiet streets and wide-open horizons. Manly’s story is one of the hardy pioneers who sought to tame this prairie, their efforts reflected in the grid of roads and the enduring agricultural pulse of the region. The local economy is deeply rooted in the cultivation of corn and soybeans, crops that ripple in golden and green waves across the surrounding fields, a testament to generations of farming. Occasionally, a grain elevator, a sentinel of commerce, rises above the low-slung buildings of the town, its metal silos glinting in the sun, a reminder of the vital role this community plays in feeding the nation. The pace of life in Manly is unhurried, dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a rhythm that has sustained its people through boom and quietude alike.
Live animated radar for Manly 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 | Manly, Worth County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.287181°N, 93.202148°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50456 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manly, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manly, 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 Manly includes coordinates 43.287181°N, 93.202148°W, situated in Worth County. ZIP code 50456. 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. 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.
