Meriden, Iowa Weather
Meriden, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Meriden, Cherokee County.
Full aviation weather for Meriden is published on the Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) page, 10 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 Meriden 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 Meriden: Storm Lake Municipal Airport (KSLB) 39 km · Le Mars Municipal Airport (KLRJ) 46 km · Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) 48 km · Sheldon Regional Airport (KSHL) 49 km · Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG) 54 km
Conditions reported at KCKP describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Meriden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Meriden.
About Meriden, Iowa
Meriden rests in the heart of rich, dark soil, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon a distant promise. It lies 43.9 miles east-north-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-west of Cherokee. The land here unfurls in broad, generous sweeps of agricultural tapestry, interrupted by the occasional cluster of cottonwoods or a lone, wind-sculpted oak. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward the edge of sight, their green hues softening into a dusty gold as the sun begins its descent, casting long, languid shadows across the furrows. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of turned earth and a faint, sweet perfume from unseen wildflowers, a subtle reminder of the wildness that still underpins this cultivated landscape. Even the silence here seems to have a texture, a quiet hum of growth and the distant whisper of wind across open spaces. The story of Meriden is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland it inhabits, a legacy born from the pioneer spirit that first carved settlements from this fertile prairie. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, a dependable cycle that has sustained its people and shaped its character. The local economy, still largely agricultural, finds its pulse in the grain elevators that stand as silent sentinels, their silos a testament to the bounty of the land. While industry may not loom large, the ingenuity of its inhabitants is evident in the well-maintained farmsteads and the quiet, steady hum of machinery that can be heard on a clear day. Meriden, though small, carries the enduring strength of a community built on hard work and the enduring promise of the soil.
Live animated radar for Meriden 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 | Meriden, Cherokee County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.794706°N, 95.634454°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51037 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Meriden, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Meriden, 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 Meriden includes coordinates 42.794706°N, 95.634454°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 51037. 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.
