Raymond, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Raymond, Black Hawk County.
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Raymond sprawls across the gentle, rolling terrain of Black Hawk County, a quiet testament to the fertile earth that cradles it. It lies 6.5 miles east-south-east of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 105°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-north-east of Orange. The land here is a broad, generous canvas, painted in the deep greens of summer cornfields and the muted golds of ripening wheat, punctuated by the darker, richer hues of the occasional woodlot. A soft, humid air, carrying the scent of turned soil and distant livestock, often settles over the landscape, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long shadows that stretch like ink blots across the fields. The sky above is an expansive dome, vast and often dramatic, its moods shifting from the brilliant, almost blinding blue of a clear afternoon to the bruised purples and oranges of a coming storm. The story of Raymond is inextricably bound to the agricultural heart of Iowa, a place where the land’s bounty has always dictated the rhythm of life. For generations, families here have worked the soil, their livelihoods woven into the very fabric of the seasons, coaxing sustenance from the rich, dark loam. While the specific industries of Raymond may have shifted with the times, the underlying spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the earth persists. It’s a place where the hum of tractors is a familiar, almost comforting, sound, and the local economy continues to draw its strength from the fields that surround it, a subtle but enduring legacy passed down through the years.
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| Location | Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.468877°N, 92.219626°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50667 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raymond, 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 Raymond includes coordinates 42.468877°N, 92.219626°W, situated in Black Hawk County. ZIP code 50667. 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.