Pocahontas, Iowa Weather
Pocahontas, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pocahontas, Pocahontas County.
Full aviation weather for Pocahontas is published on the Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH) page, 2 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 Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas: Humboldt Municipal Airport (K0K7) 35 km · Rockwell City Municipal Airport (K2Y4) 39 km · Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (KEGQ) 41 km · Fort Dodge Regional Airport (KFOD) 44 km · Sac City Municipal Airport (KSKI) 47 km
Conditions reported at KPOH describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pocahontas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pocahontas.
About Pocahontas, Iowa
Pocahontas unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling plains, a testament to the glacial sculpting of millennia. It lies 72.2 miles north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 312°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-west of Rolfe. Here, the sky feels vast, an endless canvas where clouds drift like slow, white ships across a sea of blue. The land itself is a rich, dark loam, yielding to the tireless work of agriculture, its surface a quilt of emerald corn and golden soybeans that shimmers under the broad Iowa sun. The air, particularly in the quiet hours of late afternoon, carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant hay, a fragrance that speaks of renewal and the steady pulse of the seasons. In the distance, the silhouette of farmsteads breaks the horizon, their silos like silent sentinels watching over the fertile expanse. The story of Pocahontas is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of this region, its economy built on the bounty of the soil. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land, established a community that has since weathered economic shifts, always returning to the fundamental strength of its farming roots. The town itself retains a quiet dignity, its main street a collection of well-maintained storefronts that have witnessed generations of commerce. Local businesses, from hardware stores to diners, serve as gathering points, their conversations a low hum that underscores the unhurried rhythm of daily life. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of resilience and community is the true landmark of Pocahontas.
Live animated radar for Pocahontas 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 | Pocahontas, Pocahontas County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.73553°N, 94.669147°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50574 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pocahontas, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pocahontas, 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 Pocahontas includes coordinates 42.735530°N, 94.669147°W, situated in Pocahontas County. ZIP code 50574. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
