North Washington, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for North Washington, Chickasaw County.
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North Washington lies in the heart of Iowa's rolling terrain, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment under the vast, ever-changing sky. It lies 39.6 miles east of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 93°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-west of New Hampton. The fields here, a patchwork quilt of ripening corn and soybeans, stretch out towards horizons that feel both infinite and intimately close, broken only by the occasional cluster of oak and maple trees marking a farmstead or a hidden creek bed. Even the air carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of turned earth and, in the late summer, the sweet, almost cloying perfume of drying stalks. The roads, etched in pale grey against the fertile black soil, meander with a quiet deliberation, following the natural contours of the land as if guided by an unseen hand. The history of North Washington is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses that once dominated this landscape, a story of settlement and perseverance shaped by the fertile soil and the dependable rhythm of the seasons. It’s a place where the local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with generations of families cultivating the rich earth that defines Chickasaw County. While not boasting grand monuments, North Washington possesses a quiet dignity, a character forged in the shared experiences of agricultural life and the close-knit bonds that form in such communities. The subtle hum of tractors in the distance, the occasional lowing of cattle, and the gentle closing of a screen door are the hallmarks of a day unfolding here, a testament to a life lived in close communion with the natural world.
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| Location | North Washington, Chickasaw County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.118028°N, 92.416845°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50659, 50661 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Washington, 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 North Washington includes coordinates 43.118028°N, 92.416845°W, situated in Chickasaw County. ZIP code 50659, 50661. 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.