Rickardsville, Iowa Weather
Rickardsville, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rickardsville, Dubuque County.
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About Rickardsville, Iowa
Rickardsville unfolds across undulating Iowa terrain, a collection of buildings and fields where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, earthy scent. It lies 12.6 miles west-north-west of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-west of Asbury. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of countless seasons, cradle the small settlement, their contours a gentle invitation to the eye. The sky above often hangs vast and luminous, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds that cast fleeting shadows across the cultivated patches and wilder edges of the landscape. Here, the air carries the clean, sharp tang of freshly turned soil and the distant murmur of wind through corn stalks, a sound that becomes the very pulse of Rickardsville. The history of Rickardsville is a story etched in the persistent labor of generations who worked this fertile ground. Its origins are deeply tied to the agricultural heartland, a place where the bounty of the earth has always been the primary currency. The local economy, though perhaps modest in its outward show, is built upon the enduring strength of farming, with fields of grain stretching toward the horizon, a testament to the dedication of its inhabitants. Occasionally, a weathered barn or a sturdy farmhouse stands as a silent sentinel, hinting at the families and the dreams that have shaped Rickardsville into the distinct locale it is today.
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| Location | Rickardsville, Dubuque County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.583331°N, 90.884018°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52039 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rickardsville, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rickardsville, 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 Rickardsville includes coordinates 42.583331°N, 90.884018°W, situated in Dubuque County. ZIP code 52039. 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. 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.
