Orient, Iowa Weather
Orient, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Orient, Adair County.
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About Orient, Iowa
Orient rests in a quiet fold of Adair County, where the land rises and falls in gentle swells, a verdant quilt stitched from fields of corn and soybean. It lies 39.4 miles south-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 224°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-south-east of Greenfield. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the subtle, earthy perfume of turned soil and ripening crops, a scent that seems to cling to the very sunlight as it slants across the horizon. The houses, predominantly of wood and clapboard, stand with a stoic simplicity, their porches often adorned with weathered rocking chairs that have witnessed generations of slow, deliberate days. The sky above Orient is vast, an unbroken expanse that seems to hold the promise of both gentle rain and the fierce clarity of a winter dawn, and the occasional silo, a sentinel of the agricultural heart, breaks the horizon's smooth curve. The story of Orient is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this fertile prairie land. For decades, the economy has been anchored by the cultivation of the soil, a tradition passed down through families whose roots run as deep as the ancient oaks scattered across the landscape. While not a bustling metropolis, Orient has always been a place where neighborly interdependence was as vital as the harvest itself. The presence of a grain elevator, a steadfast landmark, speaks to the continuing importance of farming, a constant hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The quiet streets, often empty save for a passing pickup truck or children on bicycles, reflect a pace of life unhurried, allowing for the simple contemplation of the changing seasons and the enduring character of this prairie settlement.
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| Location | Orient, Adair County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.203044°N, 94.414684°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50858 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orient, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orient, 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 Orient includes coordinates 41.203044°N, 94.414684°W, situated in Adair County. ZIP code 50858. 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. 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.
