Manning, Iowa Weather
Manning, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Manning, Carroll County.
Full aviation weather for Manning is published on the Denison Municipal Airport (KDNS) page, 28 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. 4 airfields within reach of Manning 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 Manning: Harlan Municipal Airport (KHNR) 43 km · Woodbine Municipal Airport (K3Y4) 55 km · Atlantic Municipal Airport (KAIO) 56 km
Conditions reported at KDNS describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Manning specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Manning.
About Manning, Iowa
Manning rests in the broad, sweeping embrace of western Iowa's farmland, a place where the horizon stretches taut and the sky feels impossibly vast. It lies 60.8 miles north-east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east of Manilla. The land here is a testament to patient cultivation, a quilt of corn and soybean fields rippling under the sun, broken only by the occasional grove of trees that offer a brief, verdant respite. Roads, straight as an arrow, cut across the landscape, leading the eye toward distant farmsteads that dot the gentle slopes. In the quiet moments, when the wind whispers through the stalks, you can feel the deep, settled calm of a place that knows its seasons and its purpose. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of rich soil and growing things, particularly potent after a summer rain. Manning's story is deeply intertwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Carroll County, a history that shaped its very foundations and continues to inform its present. The town was established by Norwegian immigrants, and that Scandinavian spirit of hard work and community still resonates, evident in the tidy homes and the well-maintained public spaces. The local economy, though diversified, still leans heavily on the bounty of the land, with businesses supporting the agricultural cycle from seed to harvest. You might see trucks laden with grain heading out of town, a familiar sight that speaks of the enduring connection to the earth. The "Manning Haus," a distinctive architectural landmark, stands as a proud reminder of the town's immigrant past, a place where cultural traditions are kept alive. Life in Manning unfolds at a pace that allows for genuine connection, where neighbors know each other's names and the rhythm of the day is dictated by the needs of the harvest and the quiet hum of a town deeply rooted in its Iowa soil.
Live animated radar for Manning 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 | Manning, Carroll County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.909153°N, 95.064992°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51455 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manning, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manning, 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 Manning includes coordinates 41.909153°N, 95.064992°W, situated in Carroll County. ZIP code 51455. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
