Red Oak, Iowa Weather
Red Oak, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Red Oak, Montgomery County.
Full aviation weather for Red Oak is published on the Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) page, 3 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. 4 airfields within reach of Red Oak 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 Red Oak: Atlantic Municipal Airport (KAIO) 47 km · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (KCBF) 53 km · Offutt Air Force Base (KOFF) 58 km
Conditions reported at KRDK describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Red Oak specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Red Oak, Iowa
Red Oak unfolds across rolling terrain, a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of wind and water. It lies 35.7 miles east-south-east of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 104°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Emerson. Here, the earth yields to the plow in broad, fertile swathes, interrupted by the occasional stand of timber, the namesake oaks themselves, their leaves catching the sun in burnished hues. The sky feels vast here, an endless canvas where clouds drift like slow thoughts and the light at dusk spills across the fields in a liquid gold that seems to pool in the hollows. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a whisper of distant rain and the promise of growth, a palpable quietude that settles over the land as evening descends. This corner of Montgomery County has long been a place of cultivation and perseverance, its history rooted in the agricultural bounty of the prairie. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil and open spaces, established Red Oak as a hub for commerce and community. The railroad, a vital artery of its development, brought goods and people, fostering a local economy built on grain, livestock, and the sturdy crafts of rural life. Though the demands of modern agriculture have shifted, the spirit of industriousness remains, evident in the well-maintained farmsteads and the businesses that serve the surrounding countryside. The town square, with its historic courthouse, stands as a silent witness to generations of life lived out under the wide Iowa sky, a testament to the enduring strength of this place.
Live animated radar for Red Oak 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 | Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.009715°N, 95.225547°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51566, 51591 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Red Oak, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Oak, 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 Red Oak includes coordinates 41.009715°N, 95.225547°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 51566, 51591. Telephone area code: 641. 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.
