Scranton, Iowa Weather
Scranton, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Scranton, Greene County.
Full aviation weather for Scranton is published on the Jefferson Municipal Airport (KEFW) 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 Scranton 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 Scranton: Arthur N Neu Airport (KCIN) 20 km · Guthrie County Regional Airport (KGCT) 38 km · Perry Municipal Airport (KPRO) 38 km · Rockwell City Municipal Airport (K2Y4) 41 km · Audubon County Airport (KADU) 47 km
Conditions reported at KEFW describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Scranton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Scranton.
About Scranton, Iowa
Scranton, Iowa, lies on land that rolls with a quiet persistence, the kind of terrain that has long encouraged the steady work of agriculture. It lies 44.3 miles north-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west of Jefferson. The fields, a patchwork of muted greens and ochres under a vast, often brilliant sky, stretch towards horizons that feel both near and impossibly distant. Farmsteads, solid and unpretentious, punctuate the landscape, their silos reaching like stoic sentinels against the wind. Evenings here can bring a particular stillness, the air carrying the faint, dry scent of harvested corn and the distant lowing of cattle, a sound that seems to settle into the very bones of the day. The history of Scranton is deeply rooted in the rich soil it occupies, its development tied to the agricultural needs and ambitions of the late 19th century. Like many Iowa settlements, it grew from the promise of fertile land and the railroad that brought settlers and their goods. Today, the local economy still leans heavily on the cultivation of crops, with corn and soybeans dominating the expansive fields that surround the community, their growth a testament to generations of farming knowledge passed down. You won't find grand monuments in Scranton, but rather the quiet dignity of a place that understands its purpose, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life and the strength of its people is measured in the enduring quality of the land.
Live animated radar for Scranton 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 | Scranton, Greene County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.022484°N, 94.545252°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51462 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Scranton, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scranton, 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 Scranton includes coordinates 42.022484°N, 94.545252°W, situated in Greene County. ZIP code 51462. 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.
