Rossie, Iowa Weather
Rossie, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rossie, Clay County.
Full aviation weather for Rossie is published on the Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) page, 17 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 Rossie 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 Rossie: Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (KEGQ) 40 km · Spirit Lake Municipal Airport (K0F3) 42 km · Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) 43 km · Storm Lake Municipal Airport (KSLB) 46 km · Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH) 53 km
Conditions reported at KSPW describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rossie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rossie.
About Rossie, Iowa
Rossie sits in a landscape shaped by the patient sculpting of water and wind. It lies 71.0 miles east-north-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 60°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-west of Spencer. Rolling farmland, a patchwork of emerald and gold under the vast Iowa sky, stretches to the horizon, punctuated by the sturdy silhouettes of grain elevators that stand like silent sentinels. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of freshly turned soil, a fragrance deepened by the lingering moisture from the nearby Little Sioux River, its presence felt more than seen, a subtle murmur in the quietude. In the twilight, the setting sun bleeds across the western heavens, casting long, dramatic shadows that lend a painterly quality to the fields, turning the ordinary into something almost ethereal. This corner of Clay County, Iowa, has long been tied to the bounty of the land. The economy of Rossie, like many of its neighbors, is deeply rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the fertile terrain, their growth a testament to generations of farmers who have worked this soil. The faint echo of the past can be heard in the names of the creeks and the gentle rise and fall of the land, hinting at the early settlers who navigated these same waterways and fields. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring character of Rossie is found in its quiet resilience and the unhurried rhythm of life, a place where the seasons dictate the tempo and the land continues to provide, a constant, grounding presence.
Live animated radar for Rossie 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 | Rossie, Clay County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.013308°N, 95.188606°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51357 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rossie, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rossie, 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 Rossie includes coordinates 43.013308°N, 95.188606°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 51357. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
