Morley, Iowa Weather
Morley, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Morley, Jones County.
Full aviation weather for Morley is published on the Marion Airport (KC17) page, 24 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 Morley 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 Morley: Monticello Regional Airport (KMXO) 25 km · Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) 28 km · The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 41 km · Maquoketa Municipal Airport (KOQW) 42 km · Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) 48 km
Conditions reported at KC17 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Morley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Morley.
About Morley, Iowa
Morley is a quiet breath on the Iowa prairie, a place where the land rolls in generous swells under a sky that feels impossibly vast. It lies 18.1 miles east of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 96°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-south-east of Anamosa. The fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch to the horizon, broken only by the dark, stoic lines of distant tree belts. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and, in summer, the sweet, heavy perfume of ripening corn. The houses, mostly modest and well-kept, huddle together as if for warmth against the wide-open spaces, their porches catching the mellow light of late afternoon. Even the wind seems to move with a certain deliberation, whispering secrets through the dry stalks and rustling the leaves of the few mature oaks that stand sentinel. The history of Morley is etched not in grand monuments, but in the steady work of generations who coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. Its economy has always been tied to the rhythm of the seasons and the bounty of the land, with agriculture remaining its enduring heart. Small farms, some passed down through families, still dot the landscape, their barns standing as weathered testaments to the enduring spirit of those who call Morley home. While no grand highways run through its center, the quiet hum of country roads and the occasional rumble of a tractor are the true soundtracks of this locale, a steady pulse that speaks of a life lived in close connection to the earth.
Live animated radar for Morley 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 | Morley, Jones County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.00612°N, 91.246273°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52312, 52205 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Morley, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Morley, 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 Morley includes coordinates 42.006120°N, 91.246273°W, situated in Jones County. ZIP code 52312, 52205. 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.
