Princeton, Iowa Weather
Princeton, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Princeton, Scott County.
Full aviation weather for Princeton is published on the Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI) page, 17 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 Princeton 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 Princeton: Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 22 km · Quad City International Airport (KMLI) 29 km · Tri Township Airport (KSFY) 46 km · Maquoketa Municipal Airport (KOQW) 53 km · Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field (KSQI) 56 km
Conditions reported at KCWI describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Princeton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Princeton.
About Princeton, Iowa
Princeton breathes the wide Mississippi air, a place where the land gently slopes from the bluff country down to the broad, silver ribbon of the river. It lies 13.8 miles north-east of Bettendorf, IA (from Bettendorf, IA: bearing 41°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north of Le Claire. Fields of corn and soybeans, emerald in the summer sun, stretch towards the horizon, their stalks whispering secrets on the breeze. The sky here is a vast canvas, often painted with dramatic cloud formations that cast shifting shadows across the undulating terrain, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shape this corner of Iowa. Even in the quietest moments, a subtle hum of life persists, the distant rumble of a barge on the water, the chirping of unseen birds in the leafy canopy of the trees that cling to the hillsides. The history of Princeton is etched in the weathered wood of its older buildings and the echoes of its past as a vital river port. For decades, its economy was intrinsically tied to the ebb and flow of the Mississippi, a hub for steamboats and the commerce they carried, a gateway for goods and people moving across the heartland. This heritage lingers in the very character of Princeton, a resilience forged in the days of bustling docks and the steady rhythm of river life. While the steamboats may be gone, replaced by more modern vessels, the spirit of this industrious past continues to inform the present, a quiet strength that underpins the daily lives of its residents.
Live animated radar for Princeton 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Princeton, Scott County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.674754°N, 90.340408°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52768, 52753 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Princeton, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Princeton, 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 Princeton includes coordinates 41.674754°N, 90.340408°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 52768, 52753. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
