Portsmouth, Iowa Weather
Portsmouth, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Portsmouth, Shelby County.
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About Portsmouth, Iowa
Portsmouth, Iowa, unfolds across a gentle swell of land, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon stretches with an almost infinite promise. It lies 32.2 miles north-north-east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west of Harlan. The fields here, a patchwork quilt of ripening corn and soybeans, hold the muted greens and golds of late summer, their surfaces rippling like a quiet sea under the breath of the prevailing winds. Farmhouses, sturdy and weathered, stand as sentinels against the immense prairie sky, their porches often catching the last, lingering rays of the sun in a warm, golden hue. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the distant, sweet perfume of hay, a fragrance that clings to the senses long after one has departed. The history of Portsmouth is as deeply rooted in this fertile ground as the crops that sustain it. Established by enterprising settlers drawn to the rich agricultural potential of Shelby County, the town's economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as proud, if utilitarian, monuments to its enduring agrarian heart. While no grand cathedrals or bustling marketplaces define Portsmouth, its character is etched in the quiet resilience of its people and the simple, honest labor that has shaped its existence. The slow, steady rhythm of life here is punctuated by the rumble of tractors on dusty roads and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors, a testament to a community that values connection and continuity.
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| Location | Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.650267°N, 95.518614°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51565 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Portsmouth, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth includes coordinates 41.650267°N, 95.518614°W, situated in Shelby County. ZIP code 51565. Telephone area code: 641. 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.
