Manson, Iowa Weather
Manson, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Manson, Calhoun County.
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About Manson, Iowa
Manson rests under a wide Iowa sky, a place where the land rolls in broad, green swells toward horizons that seem to stretch for days. It lies 57.9 miles north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 306°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-north-east of Twin Lakes. The soil, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, and the air here carries the clean, earthy scent of growing corn and soybeans, a fragrance that deepens with the approaching evening. Fields of grain, gold and emerald depending on the season, unfurl like vast carpets, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn or a solitary silo standing sentinel against the vastness. The paved roads, ribbons of grey, connect farmsteads scattered like forgotten marbles across the landscape, each one a small universe unto itself, humming with the quiet industry of the land. The story of Manson is written in the enduring rhythm of agriculture, a legacy stretching back to the earliest settlers who saw the promise in this fertile prairie soil. For years, the local economy has been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the earth, with grain elevators serving as the silent, towering heartbeats of the community, their concrete flanks often dusted with the pale flour of harvested wheat. While the landscape itself is the most enduring landmark, a constant, reassuring presence, the community has also seen its share of transient businesses, each leaving a faint imprint before yielding to the next. The steady, dependable pulse of farm life is the true character of Manson, a quiet strength found in the continuity of planting and harvest, a resilience that mirrors the land itself.
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| Location | Manson, Calhoun County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.529144°N, 94.534142°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50563 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manson, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manson, 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 Manson includes coordinates 42.529144°N, 94.534142°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 50563. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
