Mount Vernon, Iowa Weather
Mount Vernon, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mount Vernon, Linn County.
Full aviation weather for Mount Vernon is published on the Marion Airport (KC17) page, 15 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 Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon: The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 25 km · Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) 28 km · Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) 33 km · Monticello Regional Airport (KMXO) 39 km · Amana Airport (KC11) 40 km
Conditions reported at KC17 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mount Vernon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mount Vernon.
About Mount Vernon, Iowa
Mount Vernon rests on a gentle swell of Iowa land, a place where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels immense, even on the cloudiest days. It lies 12.1 miles south-east of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 130°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-north-east of Solon. The landscape here is a study in subtle greens and golds, a patchwork of cultivated fields that roll with a quiet grace towards the distant, tree-lined edges of the horizon. A particular quality of light often settles over Mount Vernon in the late afternoon, a soft, diffused glow that seems to imbue the very air with a sense of peaceful contemplation, illuminating the weathered barns and sturdy farmhouses that punctuate the verdant expanse. The very texture of the earth, when turned by the plow, speaks of generations of patient stewardship, a deep, dark loam that yields its bounty with a steady, dependable generosity. The story of Mount Vernon is one of diligent agriculture and an enduring commitment to learning, woven into the fabric of its modest streets. This is a place where the rhythms of the growing season have long dictated the pace of life, where the local economy has historically been rooted in the rich soil that surrounds it, producing corn and soybeans that feed a wider world. The presence of Cornell College has infused Mount Vernon with a vibrant intellectual current, a quiet hum of academic pursuit that mingles with the everyday sounds of small-town life, from the cheerful greetings exchanged at the local diner to the distant rumble of a tractor. This duality, between the grounded reality of the farm and the soaring aspirations of scholarship, gives Mount Vernon a distinctive character, a place that honors its agricultural past while embracing a future shaped by knowledge and community.
Live animated radar for Mount Vernon 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 | Mount Vernon, Linn County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.921952°N, 91.416837°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52314 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Vernon, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon includes coordinates 41.921952°N, 91.416837°W, situated in Linn County. ZIP code 52314. 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.
