New Sharon, Iowa Weather
New Sharon, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Sharon, Mahaska County.
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About New Sharon, Iowa
New Sharon sits in the broad, fertile heart of Mahaska County, where the land unfolds in a quiet, rolling expanse under an immense Iowa sky. It lies 33.5 miles north-north-west of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 338°T), and is situated 12.0 miles north of Oskaloosa. The fields, a patchwork of corn and soybeans, stretch towards horizons that seem to shimmer in the heat of summer, their tasseled stalks whispering secrets to the breeze. Drainage ditches, their banks a tangle of wild grasses and Queen Anne's lace, crisscross the landscape like ancient veins, carrying the slow, dark water towards larger rivers. Evenings here often bring a specific quality of light, a soft, golden wash that saturates the western sky and lends a contemplative mood to the slow procession of tractors heading home. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and growing things. The story of New Sharon is etched in the agricultural rhythms of this place, a legacy of settlers who arrived with dreams of cultivating this rich prairie soil. Its economy has always been tied to the land, with farming and the businesses that support it forming its backbone. While the agricultural bounty remains, a quiet resilience defines New Sharon, a sense of enduring through the ebb and flow of rural life. A distinctive feature of the town is its proximity to the Des Moines River, a vital artery that has shaped the region’s development and offered a pathway for trade and connection. The spirit of New Sharon is one of steady persistence, a community that has learned to thrive in the embrace of its open, fertile landscape.
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| Location | New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.470002°N, 92.651302°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50207 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Sharon, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Sharon, 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 Sharon includes coordinates 41.470002°N, 92.651302°W, situated in Mahaska County. ZIP code 50207. 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.
