Pleasantville, Iowa Weather
Pleasantville, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pleasantville, Marion County.
Full aviation weather for Pleasantville is published on the Knoxville Municipal Airport (KOXV) page, 16 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 Pleasantville 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 Pleasantville: Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) 27 km · Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) 36 km · Newton Municipal Airport (KTNU) 38 km · Chariton Municipal Airport (KCNC) 41 km · Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV) 42 km
Conditions reported at KOXV describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pleasantville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pleasantville.
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.
Live animated radar for Pleasantville 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
