Pleasantville, Iowa Weather
Pleasantville, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pleasantville, Marion County.
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About Pleasantville, Iowa
Pleasantville unfolds across the gentle swell of Iowa's prairie heartland, a landscape etched by the slow, deliberate hand of ancient glaciers. It lies 23.0 miles south-east of Des Moines, IA (from Des Moines, IA: bearing 130°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-north-west of Knoxville. Here, the earth breathes a rich, dark loam, ploughed into vast, geometric fields that stretch toward horizons softened by the immense sky. In summer, the air hums with the tireless industry of cicadas, a resonant chorus that underscores the quiet pulse of daily life. The land itself feels ancient, a patient witness to the unfolding seasons, its rolling contours promising sustenance and a profound sense of belonging. The spirit of Pleasantville is deeply rooted in the agricultural heritage of Marion County, where generations have coaxed bounty from this fertile ground. Its economy, long tied to the cultivation of corn and soybeans, now also embraces a burgeoning niche for artisanal food producers, their creations finding appreciative audiences. The town square, with its sturdy brick buildings and the stately presence of the courthouse, serves as the enduring nucleus of this community, a place where history whispers in the rustle of leaves and the murmur of conversation. A particular, almost luminous quality often settles over Pleasantville as dusk approaches, a golden hour that imbues the familiar streets with a fleeting, ethereal beauty.
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| Location | Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.385826°N, 93.269374°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50225 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pleasantville, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pleasantville, 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 Pleasantville includes coordinates 41.385826°N, 93.269374°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 50225. 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.
