Oakland, Iowa Weather
Oakland, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Franklin County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oakland.
About Oakland, Iowa
Oakland rests in the broad embrace of Franklin County, Iowa, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 38.8 miles north-north-east of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-west of Alden. Rolling fields, painted in the vibrant greens of summer or the burnished golds of autumn, stretch to horizons that feel both infinite and intimately familiar. Here, the sky is a vast canvas, often brushed with the soft hues of dawn or the dramatic, bruised purples of an approaching storm, a constant, shifting backdrop to the ordered geometry of agriculture. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and growing things, a fragrance that clings to the senses like the memory of a warm day. Oak trees, their sturdy branches reaching skyward, lend their name and a touch of enduring grace to this landscape, their shadows lengthening across the prairie grass as the sun begins its slow descent. The lifeblood of Oakland has always been its connection to the soil, a legacy stretching back to the early settlers who saw promise in this fertile ground. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of the community, a cycle deeply ingrained in its character. While the local economy remains rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the cultivated acres, a quiet industriousness also hums beneath the surface. Small businesses, often family-run, provide essential services, and a sense of neighborly interdependence still forms the bedrock of social life. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Oakland, but rather a profound beauty in the everyday, in the steadfastness of its people and the enduring bounty of the land that sustains them.
Live animated radar for Oakland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Oakland, Franklin County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.581088°N, 93.443262°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50006, 51560 |
| Area Code | 515, 641 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakland, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 42.581088°N, 93.443262°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 50006, 51560. Telephone area code: 515, 641. 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.
