Murray, Iowa Weather
Murray, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Murray, Clarke County.
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About Murray, Iowa
Murray lies a quiet scattering of buildings against the wide Iowa sky, a place where the land rolls out in broad, unbroken fields. It lies 39.0 miles south-south-west of West Des Moines, IA (from West Des Moines, IA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west of Osceola. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, remembers the prairie, and even now, after decades of cultivation, a wildness lingers in the wind that sweeps across the horizon. The houses, mostly modest, stand with a certain stoicism, their paint faded by sun and time, their porches catching the late afternoon light in a way that feels both familiar and poignant. The air itself carries a faint scent of drying cornstalks and the distant hum of tractors, a sound that has become the town's own particular music. Originally part of a larger agricultural expanse, Murray’s story is tied to the land’s bounty and the industry that sprang from it. The railroad once brought a pulse of commerce through this stretch of Clarke County, a lifeline for the grain and livestock that defined the local economy. While the trains may pass with less fanfare now, the spirit of self-reliance persists, evident in the small businesses that still serve the surrounding farms and the close-knit feel of the community. There’s a certain grace in the way life unfolds here, a steady, unhurried pace that allows for the quiet observation of the changing seasons and the enduring strength of the land.
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| Location | Murray, Clarke County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.04166°N, 93.949392°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50174 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Murray, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Murray, 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 Murray includes coordinates 41.041660°N, 93.949392°W, situated in Clarke County. ZIP code 50174. 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.
