Pleasanton, Iowa Weather
Pleasanton, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pleasanton, Decatur County.
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About Pleasanton, Iowa
Pleasanton unfolds across a landscape of rolling Iowa terrain, where the earth rises and falls in gentle, sweeping gestures. It lies 68.9 miles south of West Des Moines, IA (from West Des Moines, IA: bearing 181°T), and is situated 10.4 miles east-south-east of Lamoni. The sky here is a vast canvas, often painted with dramatic cloud formations that cast fleeting shadows across fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks whispering secrets to the wind. Drainage ditches, like silver threads, snake through the fertile soil, carrying the lifeblood of this agricultural heartland, and the air carries the sweet, earthy perfume of growing things, especially potent after a summer rain. Oak trees, gnarled and ancient, stand sentinel along fence lines, their broad canopies offering a cool respite from the sun, and the quiet hum of insects forms the constant, unobtrusive soundtrack to life in Pleasanton. The story of Pleasanton is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of Decatur County, a place built on the back of hard work and a connection to the land. Early settlers were drawn to its fertile soil, and farming remains the bedrock of its economy, with generations of families tending the same plots of earth. The town itself, a modest collection of buildings, serves as a vital hub for the surrounding farms, a place where neighbors gather at the local diner, their conversations a low murmur of weather forecasts and crop yields. While grand monuments are absent, the character of Pleasanton is in its resilience, its quiet dignity, and the enduring spirit of its people, who understand the slow, dependable rhythm of the seasons.
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| Location | Pleasanton, Decatur County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.58056°N, 93.743834°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50065 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pleasanton, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pleasanton, 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 Pleasanton includes coordinates 40.580560°N, 93.743834°W, situated in Decatur County. ZIP code 50065. 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.
