Pierson, Iowa Weather
Pierson, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pierson, Woodbury County.
Full aviation weather for Pierson is published on the Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) page, 33 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 Pierson 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 Pierson: Le Mars Municipal Airport (KLRJ) 37 km · James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) 41 km · Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG) 42 km · Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (KSUX) 45 km · Storm Lake Municipal Airport (KSLB) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCKP describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pierson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pierson.
About Pierson, Iowa
Pierson rests in the broad embrace of Woodbury County, where the land unfolds in a generous, rolling terrain, a muted green tapestry under a sky that often stretches to an almost impossible blue. It lies 27.3 miles east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 83°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-south-east of Kingsley. The horizon here is a clean, decisive line, broken only by the stoic silhouettes of barns and the occasional windbreak of cottonwoods that stand sentinel against the vast prairie expanse. Fields of corn and soybeans, meticulously ordered, march in regimented rows, their textures shifting with the breeze, from the silken whisper of ripening corn to the deep, earthy scent of freshly turned soil. The air itself carries a certain lightness, a crispness that can bite in winter and warm to a gentle caress in summer, a constant reminder of the seasons' unwavering passage across this open country. The story of Pierson is written in the rich, dark loam that has sustained generations, a testament to the enduring legacy of agriculture that forms its very backbone. For decades, the lifeblood of this place has flowed from the grain elevators that punctuate the landscape, silent monuments to the bounty harvested from the surrounding fields. This is a community forged by diligence, where the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of daily life, and the quiet hum of machinery is as familiar as the distant call of a meadowlark. The early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground, laid the foundations of a place that continues to honor its roots, a steady presence in the heartland, where the simple act of cultivation remains a profound and respected endeavor.
Live animated radar for Pierson 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 | Pierson, Woodbury County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.544156°N, 95.867513°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51048 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pierson, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pierson, 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 Pierson includes coordinates 42.544156°N, 95.867513°W, situated in Woodbury County. ZIP code 51048. 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.
