Shannon City, Iowa Weather
Shannon City, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shannon City, Union County.
Full aviation weather for Shannon City is published on the Creston Municipal Airport (KCSQ) page, 16 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. 5 airfields within reach of Shannon City 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 Shannon City: Corning Municipal Airport (KCRZ) 43 km · Lamoni Municipal Airport (KLWD) 43 km · Greenfield Municipal Airport (KGFZ) 50 km · Osceola Municipal Airport (KI75) 51 km
Conditions reported at KCSQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shannon City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shannon City.
About Shannon City, Iowa
Shannon City rests in a landscape painted with the muted greens and golds of Iowa's rolling farmland. It lies 52.8 miles south-south-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 202°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-south-west of Afton. The land here isn't dramatic, but it possesses a quiet dignity, a gentle swell and dip that leads the eye across fields of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon under a vast, ever-changing sky. The air itself carries the scent of turned earth and, in the summer months, the sweet, heavy perfume of ripening crops. A sense of open space prevails, broken only by the occasional cluster of mature oak trees standing sentinel at the edge of a pasture or lining the quiet country roads. The light here, particularly as dusk settles, has a unique quality, a soft, diffused glow that seems to deepen the colors of the fields and cast long, languid shadows. The story of Shannon City is one of agricultural roots and enduring community spirit. Founded in an era when the fertile prairie was being tamed and settled, its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, a tradition that continues to shape the rhythm of daily life. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring presence of well-maintained farmsteads and the steady hum of agricultural machinery speak to its ongoing legacy. The local character is one of quiet resilience, a straightforward approach to life shaped by the seasons and the dependable cycle of planting and harvest. Shannon City embodies a certain Midwestern stoicism, a place where hard work and neighborly connection form the bedrock of existence, a testament to the persistent spirit of those who chose to build their lives upon this rich, Iowa soil.
Live animated radar for Shannon City 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 | Shannon City, Union County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.901658°N, 94.263288°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50861 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shannon City, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shannon City, 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 Shannon City includes coordinates 40.901658°N, 94.263288°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 50861. 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.
