Menlo, Iowa Weather
Menlo, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Menlo, Guthrie County.
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About Menlo, Iowa
Menlo, Iowa, spreads across a landscape of generous, rolling farmland, where the earth leans into the sky and the horizon seems to stretch on forever. It lies 27.6 miles west-south-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 257°T), and is situated 4.6 miles west-north-west of Stuart. The fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, are the dominant feature, punctuated by sturdy farmhouses and weathered barns that stand like stoic sentinels against the vast, open sky. In the hush of late afternoon, the sun dips low, casting long shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the land, and the air itself seems to carry a faint, earthy scent, a perfume of loam and growing things. The roads here are more suggestion than command, winding through the countryside, hinting at the quiet lives lived within the reach of these fertile acres. The history of Menlo is written in the grain elevators that still punctuate the skyline, echoes of a time when rail access was king and this small settlement served as a vital hub for the surrounding agricultural bounty. For generations, the economy has been intrinsically tied to the land, a testament to the enduring power of corn and soybeans that carpet the fields for miles around. While the pace of life might feel unhurried to an outsider, there's a deep-seated resilience here, a practicality born of working the soil and understanding the seasons. The few businesses that remain in Menlo are the anchors of a community that has weathered changes, offering a quiet continuity to the lives of its residents.
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| Location | Menlo, Guthrie County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.519154°N, 94.40441°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50164 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Menlo, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Menlo, 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 Menlo includes coordinates 41.519154°N, 94.404410°W, situated in Guthrie County. ZIP code 50164. 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.
