Nora Springs, Iowa Weather
Nora Springs, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nora Springs, Floyd County.
Full aviation weather for Nora Springs is published on the Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW) page, 26 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 Nora Springs 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 Nora Springs: Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (KCCY) 33 km · Allison Municipal Airport (K98) 45 km · Hampton Municipal Airport (KHPT) 50 km · Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 51 km · Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) 51 km
Conditions reported at KMCW describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nora Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nora Springs.
About Nora Springs, Iowa
Nora Springs unfolds across a gentle swell of Floyd County land, where the earth itself seems to sigh under the vast, open Iowa sky. It lies 9.9 miles east of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 94°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-north-west of Rockford. The terrain here is a softly rolling prairie, a canvas of cultivated fields that stretch towards horizons punctuated by distant windbreaks and the occasional cluster of sturdy farm buildings. In the summer, the air hums with the drone of unseen insects and carries the sweet, earthy scent of ripening corn and soybeans, a fragrance that clings to everything. Even the late afternoon light, as it begins its descent, possesses a peculiar tenderness, bathing the landscape in a warm, honeyed glow that softens the sharp edges of barns and silos, lending an almost ethereal quality to the ordinary. The history of Nora Springs is deeply tied to the rich agricultural heritage of this region, a story of settlers drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of sustenance. The namesake springs, though perhaps less prominent now than in eras past, hinted at the life-giving waters that shaped early settlement and agriculture. The local economy, still anchored in the bounty of the land, thrives on the cycles of planting and harvest, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the ebb and flow of its prosperity. Beyond the fields, the town itself maintains a quiet dignity, its Main Street a familiar procession of brick storefronts and welcoming homes, each bearing the subtle marks of generations who have called Nora Springs their own.
Live animated radar for Nora Springs 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 | Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.142747°N, 93.004367°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50458 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nora Springs, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nora Springs, 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 Nora Springs includes coordinates 43.142747°N, 93.004367°W, situated in Floyd County. ZIP code 50458. 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. 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.
