New Albin, Iowa Weather
New Albin, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for New Albin, Allamakee County.
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About New Albin, Iowa
New Albin greets the eye with a quiet strength, a collection of homes and businesses settled into the embrace of northeast Iowa's rugged topography. It lies 21.2 miles south of La Crosse, WI (from La Crosse, WI: bearing 187°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-north-west of Lansing. Here, the Mississippi River, a broad, slow-moving artery, dictates much of the land's character, its wide floodplain giving way to steep, wooded bluffs that rise dramatically on either side. The air often carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a perfume of the agricultural heartland, and in the late afternoon, the sun, when it breaks through the clouds, casts long, painterly shadows across the rolling fields and the weathered surfaces of the town's older buildings. The Mississippi River bottoms, a vast expanse of fertile soil, are a constant presence, shaping the very rhythm of life in New Albin, from the way the light falls to the seasonal migrations of waterfowl. This corner of Allamakee County, where the fertile Mississippi bottoms meet the unyielding limestone bluffs, has long been a place of passage and settlement. Early settlers, drawn by the rich farmland and the river's transportation potential, established communities that would eventually coalesce into New Albin, a name whispered with a sense of enduring local pride. The economy, historically tied to agriculture and the bounty of the river, still hums with the quiet industry of farming, with grain elevators standing like sentinels along the rail lines. Fishing and hunting remain popular pursuits, drawing visitors to the abundant natural resources, and the town retains a distinct character shaped by generations who have learned to live in harmony with the river's moods and the land's generous, yet demanding, spirit.
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| Location | New Albin, Allamakee County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.49664°N, 91.289578°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52160 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Albin, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Albin, 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 New Albin includes coordinates 43.496640°N, 91.289578°W, situated in Allamakee County. ZIP code 52160. 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.
