Redding, Iowa Weather
Redding, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Redding, Ringgold County.
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About Redding, Iowa
Redding unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle, rolling contours of southern Iowa, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of summer afternoons. It lies 62.6 miles north-north-east of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 23°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north of Grant City. The land here breathes a quiet, agricultural rhythm, a place where the sky feels vast and unburdened, and the air carries the faint, sweet scent of drying hay. The houses, often modest and well-kept, cluster around a central crossroads, their porches offering a vantage point to watch the slow procession of tractors and pickups. The quietude is punctuated by the occasional distant moo of cattle or the rustle of wind through the abundant oak and hickory trees that still hold their ground on the less cultivated slopes. The history of Redding is intrinsically tied to the land it inhabits, a legacy of pioneers who saw potential in the fertile soil and the abundant water sources that fed the streams meandering through the county. The local economy, like that of many places in Ringgold County, has long been anchored in agriculture, with generations of families tending the same fields, their lives measured by the cycles of planting and harvest. While no grand monuments mark its past, a palpable sense of continuity pervades Redding, a quiet pride in the resilience of its people and the enduring strength of the rural way of life. The community’s distinctive character is etched not in stone, but in the shared experiences of farming seasons, the close-knit bonds forged through shared labor and mutual support, and the simple, honest beauty of a life lived in concert with the earth.
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| Location | Redding, Ringgold County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.604713°N, 94.387736°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50860 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Redding, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Redding, 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 Redding includes coordinates 40.604713°N, 94.387736°W, situated in Ringgold County. ZIP code 50860. 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.
