Montezuma, Iowa Weather
Montezuma, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Montezuma, Poweshiek County.
Full aviation weather for Montezuma is published on the Grinnell Regional Airport (KGGI) page, 22 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 Montezuma 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 Montezuma: Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 38 km · Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (KOOA) 40 km · Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) 40 km · Newton Municipal Airport (KTNU) 42 km · Toledo Municipal Airport (K8C5) 45 km
Conditions reported at KGGI describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Montezuma specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Montezuma.
About Montezuma, Iowa
Montezuma rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent sculpting of Iowa’s rolling prairie. It lies 37.6 miles south-south-east of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 148°T), and is situated 14.8 miles south-east of Grinnell. The land here is a study in gentle swells and shallow valleys, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the sky captive. In summer, the air hums with the industry of unseen insects, and the heat, when it comes, settles with a palpable weight, softening the edges of the day into a hazy, golden stillness. The very earth, a rich, dark loam, seems to exhale the scent of growth and rain, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at Montezuma’s core. The history of Montezuma is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the promise of a new life it offered to settlers. Originally established as a stop along a vital stagecoach route, its character was forged by the hardy souls who sought to tame the prairie for cultivation. The local economy, then and now, is deeply rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing sentinel against the vast sky, silent witnesses to the continuous cycle of planting and harvest. While no grand monuments mark its past, the sturdy brick buildings of its modest downtown whisper of decades of commerce and community, a quiet persistence that defines Montezuma.
Live animated radar for Montezuma 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 | Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.585834°N, 92.527409°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50171 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Montezuma, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Montezuma, 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 Montezuma includes coordinates 41.585834°N, 92.527409°W, situated in Poweshiek County. ZIP code 50171. 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.
