Olds, Iowa Weather
Olds, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Olds, Henry County.
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About Olds, Iowa
Olds rests in the gentle embrace of rolling Iowa farmland, a place where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels impossibly vast. It lies 36.4 miles south of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 181°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east of Wayland. The land here is a mosaic of cultivated fields, the rich, dark soil yielding to the patient efforts of those who work it. Broad avenues, lined with mature trees, offer a quiet dignity to the residential streets, and the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and sun-baked earth. A sense of quiet permanence pervades the place, as if the very land has settled into a comfortable, enduring peace. The story of Olds is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Henry County, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy. Farming has always been the lifeblood, with generations of families tending the same fields, their lives marked by the turning of the seasons. While the economic landscape has evolved, a strong connection to the land remains, evident in the grain elevators that punctuate the skyline and the steady hum of agricultural machinery during harvest. The town itself, though small, possesses a distinct character, a testament to the resilience and steady spirit of its people, who have built their lives on the fertile plains.
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| Location | Olds, Henry County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.134191°N, 91.544883°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52647, 52659 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Olds, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Olds, 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 Olds includes coordinates 41.134191°N, 91.544883°W, situated in Henry County. ZIP code 52647, 52659. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
