Montour, Iowa Weather
Montour, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Montour, Tama County.
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About Montour, Iowa
Montour rests in a broad, gently rolling landscape where fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward horizons softened by the humid air of late summer. It lies 11.0 miles east-south-east of Marshalltown, IA (from Marshalltown, IA: bearing 115°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Tama. The land here is a rich, dark loam, testament to generations of farming that have shaped its contours, creating a quilt of greens and golds under a sky that often seems impossibly vast. A quiet stillness often settles over Montour, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the rustle of dry stalks in a breeze that carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain. The houses, mostly modest and well-kept, stand with their porches facing the quiet streets, their windows reflecting the slow drift of clouds. The history of Montour is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Tama County, a place built on the back of fertile soil and the steady work of its inhabitants. While its origins lie in the westward expansion and the promise of land, its economic lifeblood has always been the cultivation of crops, a tradition that continues to define its character. The local co-op still serves as a hub for farmers, a place where the day’s yields are discussed and the next planting season is already a topic of conversation. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Montour; its distinction lies in its enduring quietude, the predictable rhythm of its agricultural year, and the subtle beauty of a landscape that has been worked and loved for over a century.
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| Location | Montour, Tama County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.981379°N, 92.714919°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50173 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Montour, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Montour, 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 Montour includes coordinates 41.981379°N, 92.714919°W, situated in Tama County. ZIP code 50173. 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.
