Montrose, Iowa Weather
Montrose, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Montrose, Lee County.
Full aviation weather for Montrose is published on the Keokuk Municipal Airport (KEOK) page, 8 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 Montrose 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 Montrose: Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW) 16 km · Kahoka Municipal Airport (K0H7) 28 km · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (KBRL) 37 km · Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ) 47 km · Lewis County Regional Airport (K6M6) 50 km
Conditions reported at KEOK describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Montrose specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Montrose.
About Montrose, Iowa
Montrose spreads a quiet presence along the broad, sweeping curve of the Mississippi River. It lies 41.2 miles north of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 360°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-west of Fort Madison. Here, the land surrenders its flatness in gentle swells, rising to meet the wide, ever-present sky, a canvas that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples and oranges of dusk. Fields, stitched together in a patchwork of greens and golds, stretch towards the horizon, their edges softened by the haze that often hangs in the humid air. The river itself, a constant, murmuring presence, dictates the town’s orientation, its wide expanse reflecting the slow drift of clouds and the stoic silhouettes of barges. A peculiar stillness often settles over Montrose, a quietude broken only by the distant hum of traffic or the occasional cry of a gull. The history of Montrose is intrinsically tied to the river’s bounty and the fertile soil that cradles it. This was a place where commerce flowed as readily as the water, a stopping point for steamboats and a hub for agricultural trade, its economy once buoyed by grain elevators that stood as proud sentinels against the sky. Though the steamboat era has long since faded, the agricultural heart of Montrose beats on, with families tending the same rich earth their ancestors worked, their lives a continuation of a long-held pact with the land. The legacy of those who navigated these waters and cultivated these fields can still be felt in the enduring spirit of the place, a quiet resilience that has seen Montrose through changing times.
Live animated radar for Montrose 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 | Montrose, Lee County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.532264°N, 91.414876°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52639 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Montrose, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Montrose, 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 Montrose includes coordinates 40.532264°N, 91.414876°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 52639. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
