Manly, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Manly, Worth County.
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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.
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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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.