Rock Falls, Iowa Weather
Rock Falls, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rock Falls, Cerro Gordo County.
Full aviation weather for Rock Falls is published on the Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW) page, 21 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 Rock Falls 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 Rock Falls: Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (KCCY) 41 km · Lake Mills Municipal Airport (K0Y6) 42 km · Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) 44 km · Austin Municipal Airport (KAUM) 52 km · Allison Municipal Airport (K98) 54 km
Conditions reported at KMCW describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rock Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rock Falls.
About Rock Falls, Iowa
Rock Falls stretches across the land like a quiet promise, a place where the earth breathes easy under a sky that seems to hold its breath at dawn. It lies 6.9 miles east-north-east of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 58°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-west of Nora Springs. The terrain here is a gentle swell of fertile prairie, the kind that yields its bounty with a generous hand, punctuated by the occasional cluster of oak and elm that offer shade and a whispered rustle in the breeze. Drainage ditches, like silver threads, trace their way across the fields, hinting at the water that sustains this rich soil, and the air itself carries the clean, earthy scent of turned ground and growing things. The houses, many of them modest and well-tended, stand with a quiet dignity, their porches catching the afternoon sun, a silent testament to lives lived with purpose and a deep connection to the land. The history of Rock Falls is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring spirit of agriculture that has shaped its identity. For generations, this has been a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, where the land provides, and where a strong sense of community underpins the daily endeavors. The local economy, like the fertile earth it relies upon, has always been rooted in the cultivation of crops, a lineage stretching back to the earliest settlers who saw the potential in these rolling plains. While the world outside may rush and change, Rock Falls continues to hold its own, a steadfast presence in Cerro Gordo County, a place that understands the profound beauty of a life lived in harmony with the earth.
Live animated radar for Rock Falls 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 | Rock Falls, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.207465°N, 93.084647°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50467, 50401 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rock Falls, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rock Falls, 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 Rock Falls includes coordinates 43.207465°N, 93.084647°W, situated in Cerro Gordo County. ZIP code 50467, 50401. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
