Prescott, Iowa Weather
Prescott, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Prescott, Adams County.
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About Prescott, Iowa
Prescott lies in a gentle cradle of Iowa farmland, where the horizon stretches in an unbroken expanse of cultivated earth, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans under a sky that feels impossibly vast. It lies 55.5 miles south-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 223°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east-north-east of Corning. The land here rolls with a quiet dignity, not dramatic peaks but subtle swells that catch the light in shifting patterns as the day progresses, and the air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and distant rain. The character of Prescott is one of quiet endurance, a place where life unfolds at a measured pace, punctuated by the distant rumble of farm machinery and the occasional murmur of conversation drifting from open windows. The history of Prescott is etched in the very lines of the landscape, a testament to the resilience of those who first tilled this prairie soil. It grew from a crossroads, a place where farmers brought their goods and travelers paused on their journeys, and its economy has always been deeply tethered to the bounty of the surrounding fields, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the rhythm of life. While no grand monuments mark its past, the simple, enduring structures of the town, the grain elevator standing sentinel against the sky, and the well-worn paths that connect homes speak volumes of generations who have called this place home, a quiet continuity in the heart of Adams County.
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| Location | Prescott, Adams County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.023043°N, 94.61358°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50859 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prescott, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prescott, 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 Prescott includes coordinates 41.023043°N, 94.613580°W, situated in Adams County. ZIP code 50859. 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. 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.
