Mount Auburn, Iowa Weather
Mount Auburn, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mount Auburn, Benton County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mount Auburn.
About Mount Auburn, Iowa
Mount Auburn rises from the rolling plains of Benton County, a modest but discernible elevation breaking the horizon like a gently heaved breath. It lies 20.8 miles south-east of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 142°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-north-west of Vinton. The land here is not grandly mountainous, but rather a series of soft swells and hollows, sculpted by millennia of wind and water. Fields of corn and soybeans, their green hues deepening as summer progresses, stretch out like a patchwork quilt, interrupted by stands of oak and maple that offer dappled shade. A quiet creek, its water a cool, clear ribbon, meanders through the lower ground, its banks fringed with wild phlox and the occasional flash of a kingfisher. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, mingled with the sweetness of ripening crops and the faint, distant hum of machinery. The history of Mount Auburn is intrinsically linked to the fertile soil that surrounds it, a testament to the enduring spirit of agriculture that has sustained this place for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of abundant land, established a community built on hard work and neighborly interdependence. The local economy, while diversified, still leans heavily on the bounty of the earth, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the harvest. There are no towering monuments or bustling tourist attractions here, but rather a quiet dignity in the well-tended farmsteads and the simple, sturdy architecture of the few businesses that line the main thoroughfare. The rhythm of life in Mount Auburn is dictated by the seasons, a steady, unhurried cadence that allows for contemplation and a deep connection to the land.
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| Location | Mount Auburn, Benton County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.254993°N, 92.092682°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52313 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Auburn, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Auburn, 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 Mount Auburn includes coordinates 42.254993°N, 92.092682°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 52313. 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. 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.
