Pilot Mound, Iowa Weather
Pilot Mound, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pilot Mound, Boone County.
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About Pilot Mound, Iowa
Pilot Mound rises from the rolling Iowa landscape, a gentle swell in the prairie’s vast, breathing expanse. It lies 22.2 miles west-north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 294°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north of Ogden. Here, the horizon stretches wide, a canvas painted with the subtle greens and golds of cultivated fields, broken only by the occasional stand of mature trees that cluster around farmsteads. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent of turned earth and ripening grain, a perfume of the agricultural heartland. On clear evenings, the sky above Pilot Mound becomes a breathtaking dome, the deepening twilight bleeding from bruised purples into soft, star-dusted indigo, and the land below seems to hold its breath, waiting for the moon. The history of Pilot Mound is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that surrounds it, a legacy of pioneers who saw the potential in this land for growth and sustenance. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood of Pilot Mound, with corn and soybeans dominating the expansive fields that stretch in every direction. This agricultural rhythm dictates the pace of life, a steady, predictable beat that has shaped the character of the place. While large-scale industry is absent, the local economy thrives on the agricultural support services and the small businesses that cater to the needs of the farming families and the surrounding countryside, each contributing to the quiet resilience of Pilot Mound.
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| Location | Pilot Mound, Boone County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.164422°N, 94.016621°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50223 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pilot Mound, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pilot Mound, 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 Pilot Mound includes coordinates 42.164422°N, 94.016621°W, situated in Boone County. ZIP code 50223. 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.
