Roland, Iowa Weather
Roland, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Roland, Story County.
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About Roland, Iowa
Roland unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling prairie, where the rich, dark earth stretches to a horizon often painted with the soft, diffused light of the Midwest. It lies 10.9 miles north-north-east of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 34°T), and is situated 5.0 miles east-south-east of Story City. Fields of corn and soybeans, their green hues deepening in the summer sun, create a quilted expanse interrupted by the occasional cluster of stately oak trees or the silver glint of a distant farm pond. The air here carries a clean, dry scent, especially after a rain, and on clear evenings, the sky above Roland becomes an immense, star-dusted dome, a stark and beautiful canvas against which the slow passage of clouds is a constant, quiet drama. This is a place built on the bedrock of agriculture, its history intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest that have defined life in this part of Iowa for generations. The local economy, while diversifying, still finds its heart in the fertile soil, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels along the railway lines that once brought settlers and now carry the fruits of the land. Roland retains a sense of its past in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its older buildings and in the enduring neighborly spirit that characterizes its residents, a quiet resilience born from shared seasons and the dependable rhythm of rural life.
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| Location | Roland, Story County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.166375°N, 93.501879°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50236 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Roland, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Roland, 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 Roland includes coordinates 42.166375°N, 93.501879°W, situated in Story County. ZIP code 50236. 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. 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.
