North Washington, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for North Washington, Chickasaw County.
Full aviation weather for North Washington is published on the Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (KCCY) page, 16 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 North Washington 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 North Washington: Ellen Church Field (KCJJ) 36 km · Waverly Municipal Airport (KC25) 42 km · Allison Municipal Airport (K98) 50 km · George L Scott Municipal Airport (K3Y2) 53 km · Decorah Municipal Airport (KDEH) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCCY describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at North Washington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for North Washington.
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.
Live animated radar for North Washington 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.