Onawa, Iowa Weather
Onawa, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Onawa, Monona County.
Full aviation weather for Onawa is published on the Tekamah Municipal Airport (KTQE) page, 30 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 Onawa 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 Onawa: James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) 30 km · Woodbine Municipal Airport (K3Y4) 47 km · Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (KSUX) 48 km · Pender Municipal Airport (K0C4) 53 km · Denison Municipal Airport (KDNS) 59 km
Conditions reported at KTQE describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Onawa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Onawa.
About Onawa, Iowa
Onawa rests on a gentle swell of land, a place where the broad Iowa prairie begins its slow, deliberate conversation with the horizon. It lies 36.2 miles south-south-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 155°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-south-east of Whiting. The sky here feels immense, an ever-present canvas that shifts from the pearly luminescence of dawn to the fiery, bruised hues of twilight, painting the scattered farmsteads and the mature trees that stand sentinel along the roads in a fleeting, golden light. The air, especially in the hush of early morning, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn, a tangible presence that softens the edges of the landscape. The terrain rolls, not with dramatic drama, but with a subtle, yielding grace, hinting at the ancient forces that shaped these fertile grounds, now primarily given over to the patient cultivation of crops that stretch in orderly, vibrant rectangles towards the distant, hazy blue of the sky. The story of Onawa is one deeply entwined with the rich agricultural tapestry of Monona County, a place whose identity has been forged by the soil and the seasons. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the fertile land, its economy has long been anchored in the bounty of the fields, with crops like corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity, their amber waves a defining feature of the summer months. The Missouri River, though not directly at its doorstep, casts a long shadow of influence, shaping trade routes and historical settlement patterns, and its presence is felt in the very character of the region. A notable landmark, the Monona County Courthouse, stands as a proud architectural echo of a bygone era, its sturdy presence a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of the community and the generations who have called this place home, fostering a culture of resilience and quiet pride.
Live animated radar for Onawa 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 | Onawa, Monona County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.026655°N, 96.097238°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51040 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Onawa, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Onawa, 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 Onawa includes coordinates 42.026655°N, 96.097238°W, situated in Monona County. ZIP code 51040. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
