Osage, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Osage, Mitchell County.
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Osage, Iowa, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient sculpting of glaciers, a place where the land rolls with a soft, persistent grace. It lies 21.6 miles east-north-east of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 65°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-east of St. Ansgar. Fields of corn and soybeans, vast green tapestries under an impossibly wide sky, stretch to horizons that seem to breathe with the wind. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a sound that becomes a comforting, almost meditative presence. In the quiet mornings, a cool mist often clings to the lower fields, lending a dreamlike quality to the waking world, as if the land itself is slowly exhaling the night. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, a tradition deeply rooted in the agricultural heritage that has defined Osage for generations. The local economy, still strongly tied to the bounty of the surrounding farmland, finds its expression in the grain elevators that punctuate the skyline and the bustling farmers' markets that spring to life in warmer months. The Mitchell County Courthouse, a stately brick edifice, stands as a quiet sentinel in the heart of Osage, a reminder of the enduring civic spirit that has guided its development. The Cedar River, a ribbon of silver, meanders through the periphery, its gentle flow a constant companion to the town and its people.
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| Location | Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.284138°N, 92.811028°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50461 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Osage, 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 Osage includes coordinates 43.284138°N, 92.811028°W, situated in Mitchell County. ZIP code 50461. 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.