Sexton, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sexton, Kossuth County.
Flight conditions near Sexton. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sexton.
Sexton lies as a quiet punctuation mark on the broad, fertile expanse of northern Iowa. It lies 45.1 miles west of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 264°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east of Algona. The land around Sexton unfurls in gentle swells, a rich, dark soil that has been patiently shaped by wind and water, supporting the stoic endurance of corn and soybean fields that stretch to horizons where the sky feels impossibly vast. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of growing things, a subtle perfume that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of bruised plum and fading gold, a silent benediction over the cultivated plains. A few scattered farmsteads, their silos standing like sentinels against the immense sky, punctuate the landscape, their existence a testament to the enduring human effort to coax sustenance from this generous earth. The history of Sexton is as deeply rooted as the prairie grasses that once dominated this land, a narrative woven from the aspirations of settlers drawn to its agricultural promise. For decades, the local economy has pulsed with the steady rhythm of the harvest, a cycle of planting and reaping that dictates the pace of life and the fortunes of its inhabitants. While the precise origins of Sexton are now a matter of quiet recollection, its character is undeniably shaped by the resilience of farming communities, where neighbourly support and a shared understanding of the land's bounty are paramount. The occasional grain elevator, a landmark against the open sky, serves as a silent monument to this enduring connection to the earth, a constant reminder of what sustains Sexton.
Live animated radar for Sexton 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Sexton, Kossuth County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.082743°N, 94.089124°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50511 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sexton, 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 Sexton includes coordinates 43.082743°N, 94.089124°W, situated in Kossuth County. ZIP code 50511. 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. 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.