Missouri Valley, Iowa Weather
Missouri Valley, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Missouri Valley, Harrison County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Missouri Valley.
About Missouri Valley, Iowa
Missouri Valley unfolds onto the broad canvas of western Iowa, a place where the land itself seems to exhale. It lies 20.4 miles north of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 356°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-west of Logan. Here, the horizon stretches in wide, unbroken arcs, a testament to the relentless sculpting of wind and water over millennia, shaping a terrain that is both gentle and vast. The soil, a rich, dark loam, lies ready for the sky's generosity, a silent promise of abundance. During the long, luminous afternoons, the light has a peculiar quality, a softened, golden hue that seems to pool in the shallow valleys and cling to the crests of the rolling fields, imbuing the landscape with a profound sense of stillness. The air, especially in the wake of a summer shower, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and growing things, a fragrance as old as the prairie itself. This is a place where history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of life and labor. Missouri Valley’s story is deeply entwined with the great river that lies to its east, a vital artery for commerce and connection since the earliest days of settlement. The local economy, long tied to the fertile earth, continues to hum with the cycles of agriculture, the fields a vibrant patchwork of corn and soybeans that stretch as far as the eye can see. Yet, the echoes of a different past are also present, in the sturdy, practical architecture that lines the main streets, hinting at a resilience born of hard winters and challenging harvests. The rhythm of Missouri Valley is one of steady persistence, a quiet acknowledgement of the land's power and the community's enduring spirit.
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| Location | Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.556381°N, 95.887788°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51555 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Missouri Valley, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Missouri Valley, 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 Missouri Valley includes coordinates 41.556381°N, 95.887788°W, situated in Harrison County. ZIP code 51555. Telephone area code: 641. 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.
