Rutland, Iowa Weather
Rutland, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rutland, Humboldt County.
Full aviation weather for Rutland is published on the Humboldt Municipal Airport (K0K7) page, 5 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 Rutland 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 Rutland: Fort Dodge Regional Airport (KFOD) 25 km · Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH) 29 km · Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (KEAG) 32 km · Algona Municipal Airport (KAXA) 36 km · Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV) 44 km
Conditions reported at K0K7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rutland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rutland.
About Rutland, Iowa
Rutland breathes the quiet hum of Iowa's heartland, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent grace. It lies 60.8 miles north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 326°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west-north-west of Humboldt. Here, vast fields of corn and soybeans unfurl under an immense sky, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the sun's slow arc. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like arthritic fingers, punctuate the landscape, offering pockets of shade where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening grain. The roads, often little more than ribbons of asphalt, cut straight lines through this fertile expanse, leading to farmsteads that stand as solitary sentinels against the horizon. In the evenings, the light softens, bleeding into the west in shades of rose and lavender, a painterly flourish across the immense prairie canvas. The story of Rutland is one of cultivation and quiet perseverance, tied to the rich prairie soil that has sustained generations. Its founding was a testament to the early settlers' vision, drawn to this fertile ground for the promise of abundant harvests. The local economy remains anchored in agriculture, with family farms continuing to be the backbone of the community, their livelihoods directly linked to the cyclical rhythm of planting and reaping. While not a place of grand monuments, Rutland possesses a distinctive character shaped by its agricultural roots and the resilient spirit of its people, a subtle strength evident in the well-tended properties and the unhurried pace of daily life, where neighborly connections are as vital as the turning of the seasons.
Live animated radar for Rutland 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 | Rutland, Humboldt County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.759139°N, 94.297744°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50582 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rutland, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rutland, 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 Rutland includes coordinates 42.759139°N, 94.297744°W, situated in Humboldt County. ZIP code 50582. 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. 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.
