Soldier, Iowa Weather
Soldier, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Soldier, Monona County.
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About Soldier, Iowa
Soldier, Iowa, rests in a landscape where the land itself seems to exhale. It lies 47.7 miles south-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 138°T), and is situated 16.6 miles east of Onawa. Rolling hills, not dramatic but persistent, define the horizon, their green slopes softening into the muted browns of cultivated fields. The sky here is a vast, often cloud-streaked canvas, a constant presence that lends a certain quiet grandeur to the everyday. In the humid embrace of summer, the air hangs thick with the scent of ripening corn and freshly turned earth, a perfume that clings to the senses long after you've left its embrace. The streets of Soldier are unhurried, the pace dictated more by the slow arc of the sun than by any artificial urgency. The history of Soldier is etched into the very grain of its agricultural roots, a story of pioneers who sought sustenance from this fertile prairie soil. For generations, the economy has been tethered to the bounty of the land, with farms stretching out like patterned quilts across the countryside, their silos standing as silent sentinels against the sky. While the whispers of the past are carried on the wind, the present in Soldier is a testament to resilience and the enduring spirit of rural life, a place where the simple act of watching the sunset over the fields can feel like a profound communion.
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| Location | Soldier, Monona County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.985266°N, 95.779452°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51572 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Soldier, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Soldier, 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 Soldier includes coordinates 41.985266°N, 95.779452°W, situated in Monona County. ZIP code 51572. Telephone area code: 641. 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.
