Melvin, Iowa Weather
Melvin, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Melvin, Osceola County.
Full aviation weather for Melvin is published on the Sibley Municipal Airport (KISB) page, 15 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 Melvin 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 Melvin: Sheldon Regional Airport (KSHL) 20 km · Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) 36 km · Spirit Lake Municipal Airport (K0F3) 40 km · Worthington Municipal Airport (KOTG) 41 km · Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) 50 km
Conditions reported at KISB describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Melvin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Melvin.
About Melvin, Iowa
Melvin rests upon the broad, rolling shoulders of the Iowa prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch into forever, a boundless canvas painted with the subtle hues of an endless horizon. It lies 57.7 miles east-south-east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 108°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-west of Hartley. The land here is a testament to the patient work of glaciers and time, its contours smoothed into gentle swells that give way to broad, fertile fields, their rich soil a deep, dark umber under the high sun. In the distance, the wind whispers through stands of corn, a dry rustle that is the constant, quiet music of this place, and in the early morning, a pearly mist often clings to the low-lying areas, softening the sharp edges of the landscape. The history of Melvin is written in the persistent spirit of its people and the enduring legacy of agriculture that has shaped its character. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life, where the growing and harvesting of crops form the backbone of the local economy, a tradition stretching back to the earliest settlers who tilled this very soil. While no grand monuments mark its past, the sturdy grain elevators that punctuate the horizon serve as silent sentinels, monuments to the generations who have depended on the bounty of this land. The character of Melvin is one of quiet resilience, a steadfastness found in the open faces of its residents and the unpretentious solidity of its buildings, each a small chapter in the ongoing story of this prairie settlement.
Live animated radar for Melvin 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 | Melvin, Osceola County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.287472°N, 95.609178°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51350 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Melvin, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Melvin, 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 Melvin includes coordinates 43.287472°N, 95.609178°W, situated in Osceola County. ZIP code 51350. 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.
