Mingo, Iowa Weather
Mingo, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mingo, Jasper County.
Full aviation weather for Mingo is published on the Newton Municipal Airport (KTNU) page, 24 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 Mingo 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 Mingo: Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV) 25 km · Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW) 38 km · Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) 40 km · Grinnell Regional Airport (KGGI) 46 km · Marshalltown Municipal Airport (KMIW) 49 km
Conditions reported at KTNU describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mingo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mingo.
About Mingo, Iowa
Mingo rests within a landscape of rolling Iowa farmland, where the land itself seems to sigh under the vast, ever-changing sky. It lies 16.8 miles east of Ankeny, IA (from Ankeny, IA: bearing 81°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-north-east of Mitchellville. The terrain is a study in subtle contours, a tapestry of cultivated fields that stretch to the horizon, broken by the occasional stand of trees that lend a dark, verdant punctuation to the golden expanse. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a quiet testament to the land's enduring fertility. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, casts long, dramatic shadows that deepen the character of the gentle slopes, imbuing the scene with a painterly quality. The history of Mingo is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that defines it, a legacy of agrarian ambition that has shaped its identity for generations. Once a vital hub for grain transport, its past is etched in the very layout of its streets and the weathered facades of its older buildings, hinting at a time of greater bustle. Today, the local economy remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybean fields dominating the surrounding countryside, their stalks rustling secrets on the prairie wind. While no grand landmarks define Mingo, its charm lies in its unpretentious character, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and the quiet strength of its people is as palpable as the rich loam beneath their feet.
Live animated radar for Mingo 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 | Mingo, Jasper County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.767488°N, 93.283539°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50168 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mingo, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mingo, 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 Mingo includes coordinates 41.767488°N, 93.283539°W, situated in Jasper County. ZIP code 50168. 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.
