Ogden, Iowa Weather
Ogden, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Ogden, Boone County.
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About Ogden, Iowa
Ogden rests in the wide, rolling embrace of Iowa's Boone County, a landscape defined by the patient work of glaciers and the relentless sun. It lies 20.9 miles west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 271°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west of Boone. Here, the land breathes in vast, open fields of corn and soybeans, their verdant uniformity broken only by the darker, richer soil of freshly plowed earth, a testament to the season's turning. The sky, a boundless canvas, stretches from horizon to horizon, its moods shifting from the stark clarity of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of a prairie sunset, where the air itself seems to hold a quiet, golden dust. Scattered farmsteads and the occasional cluster of trees mark the gentle undulations of the terrain, giving way to the more concentrated presence of Ogden itself, a collection of buildings that seem to have grown organically from the rich, dark earth. The history of Ogden is etched in the very grain of its agricultural heritage, a story of pioneers who tamed this fertile ground and built a life from its bounty. The local economy, like that of so many Boone County communities, remains deeply tied to the land, with farming and its associated industries forming the bedrock of daily life. The quiet hum of machinery from distant fields and the occasional rumble of a grain truck are the prevailing sounds, a subtle soundtrack to a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of existence. While no single grand monument defines Ogden, its character is found in the enduring spirit of its residents and the simple, honest beauty of a landscape that has sustained generations, a place where the past is not so much remembered as it is still very much alive in the present.
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| Location | Ogden, Boone County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.039148°N, 94.027733°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50212 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ogden, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ogden, 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 Ogden includes coordinates 42.039148°N, 94.027733°W, situated in Boone County. ZIP code 50212. 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.
