Quimby, Iowa Weather
Quimby, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Quimby, Cherokee County.
Full aviation weather for Quimby is published on the Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) page, 13 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 Quimby 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 Quimby: Storm Lake Municipal Airport (KSLB) 33 km · Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG) 37 km · Le Mars Municipal Airport (KLRJ) 48 km · James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) 52 km · Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCKP describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Quimby specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Quimby.
About Quimby, Iowa
Quimby is a quiet presence on the Iowa prairie, a place where the horizon stretches out, unbroken and vast, under a sky that can shift from the palest blue wash to the deepest, bruised indigo. It lies 39.6 miles east-north-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 77°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-south-west of Cherokee. The land here, like so much of the Midwest, is a study in subtle contours, gently rolling fields of corn and soybeans that shimmer with a thousand shades of green and gold under the sun. A few sturdy oak trees, survivors of generations of cultivation, stand like sentinels at the edges of farmsteads, their branches reaching towards the ever-present wind that whispers through the tall grasses. The air itself carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening grain, a fragrance that clings to everything. The history of Quimby is written in the rich, dark soil and the enduring spirit of its people, a testament to the agricultural heart that beats at its core. Originally settled by pioneers drawn by the fertile prairie, the town’s economy has always been intrinsically tied to the land, with farming remaining the primary industry, shaping the rhythms of daily life. You can still see the echoes of earlier days in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the buildings lining the main street, each with its own story to tell. While not a place of grand landmarks, Quimby’s distinctiveness lies in its quiet persistence, in the way the light settles over the fields at dusk, painting the landscape in hues of apricot and rose, a subtle beauty that speaks of deep roots and a life lived in harmony with the seasons.
Live animated radar for Quimby 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 | Quimby, Cherokee County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.630264°N, 95.641952°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51049 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Quimby, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Quimby, 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 Quimby includes coordinates 42.630264°N, 95.641952°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 51049. 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.
