Mitchellville, Iowa Weather
Mitchellville, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mitchellville, Polk County.
Full aviation weather for Mitchellville is published on the Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV) page, 18 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 Mitchellville 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 Mitchellville: Newton Municipal Airport (KTNU) 28 km · Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) 29 km · Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW) 42 km · Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) 46 km · Knoxville Municipal Airport (KOXV) 46 km
Conditions reported at KIKV describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mitchellville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mitchellville.
About Mitchellville, Iowa
Mitchellville rests in a broad, rolling expanse of Iowa farmland, where the land itself seems to breathe in wide, slow rhythms. It lies 13.5 miles east-south-east of Ankeny, IA (from Ankeny, IA: bearing 108°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east-north-east of Altoona. The terrain here is a gentle, persistent undulation, a soft sculpting of earth that catches the light in ever-shifting ways, from the sharp, cool clarity of a winter morning to the hazy, golden wash of a late summer afternoon. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that are often softened by the immense, ever-present sky, their vibrant greens and golds a constant testament to the fertility of the soil. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and growing things, a perfume unique to this agricultural heartland. Small creeks, often little more than trickles in drier seasons, meander through the landscape, their banks fringed with native grasses and cottonwood trees that stand as silent sentinels. The story of Mitchellville is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of Polk County, a place where the bounty of the land has shaped its character and economy for generations. Originally established as a farming community, its roots are firmly planted in the rich prairie soil that continues to sustain its primary industries. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, the proximity to the larger metropolitan areas has also introduced a more varied economic landscape, with residents often commuting for work while maintaining their connection to the rural idyll. The pace of life in Mitchellville tends to be unhurried, a reflection of its small-town nature, where community bonds are strong and the changing seasons dictate much of the local calendar. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but rather a quiet dignity in the well-tended farmsteads and the familiar faces that greet you in the local stores, a subtle beauty found in the enduring connection to the earth.
Live animated radar for Mitchellville 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 | Mitchellville, Polk County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.6686°N, 93.357709°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50169 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mitchellville, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mitchellville, 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 Mitchellville includes coordinates 41.668600°N, 93.357709°W, situated in Polk County. ZIP code 50169. 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.
