Primghar, Iowa Weather
Primghar, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Primghar, O'Brien County.
Full aviation weather for Primghar is published on the Sheldon Regional Airport (KSHL) page, 22 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 Primghar 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 Primghar: Sibley Municipal Airport (KISB) 33 km · Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) 36 km · Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) 40 km · Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) 45 km · Spirit Lake Municipal Airport (K0F3) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSHL describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Primghar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Primghar.
About Primghar, Iowa
Primghar sits where the land begins its slow, deliberate tilt toward the horizon. It lies 56.4 miles north-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 44°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-west of Hartley. The fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold in summer, stretch out under a sky that feels impossibly vast, the kind that can swallow clouds whole and leave only the blue. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant rain, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. Even in the quiet hum of a weekday afternoon, there's a solidity to the place, a groundedness that comes from being rooted deep in the prairie soil. The houses, painted in practical shades of white and grey, line streets that seem to have grown organically from the land itself, each one a small, sturdy outpost against the sweep of the open country. The history of Primghar is written in the grain elevators that stand like sentinels against the western sky, their silent presence a testament to the generations who have coaxed sustenance from this rich earth. Founded on the promise of agriculture, the local economy still largely revolves around the bounty of the surrounding farms, with corn and soybeans dominating the landscape. The O'Brien County Courthouse, a stately brick building, anchors the town square, a hub of civic life where decisions are made and community bonds are strengthened. It’s a place that understands the value of hard work and the quiet satisfaction of a job well done, a character that permeates the very atmosphere of Primghar.
Live animated radar for Primghar 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 | Primghar, O'Brien County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.086922°N, 95.627232°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51245 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Primghar, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Primghar, 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 Primghar includes coordinates 43.086922°N, 95.627232°W, situated in O'Brien County. ZIP code 51245. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
