Montezuma, Iowa Weather
Montezuma, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Montezuma, Poweshiek County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
