Nashua, Iowa Weather
Nashua, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nashua, Chickasaw County.
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About Nashua, Iowa
Nashua rests in a landscape of rolling Iowa farmland, where the earth’s generous contours suggest a gentle hand at work. It lies 29.7 miles north of Cedar Falls, IA (from Cedar Falls, IA: bearing 351°T), and is situated 16.0 miles north of Waverly. The sky here feels immense, a vast canvas that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a prairie sunset. Fields of corn and soybeans unfurl like green and gold carpets, their neat rows a testament to human cultivation against the wilder, untamed grasses that still cling to the roadside ditches and less accessible hollows. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and growing things, a perfume unique to this part of the country. Distant farmhouses, their silos like stoic sentinels, punctuate the horizon, their presence a quiet affirmation of lives lived in close communion with the land. The history of Nashua is inextricably tied to the rich agricultural heritage of Chickasaw County, a place where the land has long dictated the rhythms of life and livelihood. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the fertile soil, the town has evolved from its agrarian roots, its economy now a blend of farming and small-scale industry, a pragmatic adaptation to changing times. The Cedar River, a silver ribbon winding through the surrounding countryside, has played a vital role, providing water for crops and serving as a conduit for commerce in earlier eras. While no grand monuments mark its past, the solid brick buildings of its downtown, the quiet hum of activity at the local grain elevator, and the friendly greetings exchanged between neighbors speak of a community that values continuity and a grounded existence, a subtle resilience forged over generations.
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| Location | Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.952754°N, 92.536296°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50658 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nashua, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nashua, 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 Nashua includes coordinates 42.952754°N, 92.536296°W, situated in Chickasaw County. ZIP code 50658. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
