McIntire, Iowa Weather
McIntire, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McIntire, Mitchell County.
Full aviation weather for McIntire is published on the Austin Municipal Airport (KAUM) page, 37 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. 5 airfields within reach of McIntire 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 McIntire: Ellen Church Field (KCJJ) 38 km · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (KCCY) 40 km · Fillmore County Airport (KFKA) 43 km · Rochester International Airport (KRST) 53 km
Conditions reported at KAUM describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McIntire specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McIntire.
About McIntire, Iowa
McIntire rests in a gentle cradle of Mitchell County land, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels vast enough to hold secrets. It lies 24.9 miles south-east of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 130°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-north-west of Riceville. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and golds, a rolling expanse of fertile earth that has been shaped by generations of careful hands. Fields of corn and soybeans, stitched together by the faint, winding lines of gravel roads, stretch as far as the eye can see, their stalks whispering in the steady prairie wind. In the distance, the skeletal silhouettes of grain bins stand sentinel against the ever-changing canvas of clouds, markers of a life tied to the sun and the soil. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, tinged with the faint aroma of damp earth after a rain, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the center of McIntire. This is a place where history is not so much written as it is lived, a quiet continuation of the lives that came before. The local economy, like the land itself, is deeply rooted in agriculture, with farmers and their families forming the backbone of the community. The grain elevators, silent giants of commerce, are not merely functional structures but symbols of shared prosperity and the enduring cycle of planting and harvest. While no grand monuments mark its founding, the very layout of McIntire, its modest homes and the familiar gathering places, speaks of a practical, no-nonsense spirit. The rhythm of daily life here is unhurried, dictated by the seasons and the demands of the land, a steady hum of activity that feels both grounded and resilient.
Live animated radar for McIntire 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 | McIntire, Mitchell County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.435801°N, 92.593792°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50455 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McIntire, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McIntire, 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 McIntire includes coordinates 43.435801°N, 92.593792°W, situated in Mitchell County. ZIP code 50455. 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.
