Sperry, Iowa Weather
Sperry, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sperry, Des Moines County.
Full aviation weather for Sperry is published on the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (KBRL) page, 20 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 Sperry 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 Sperry: Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ) 30 km · Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW) 36 km · Monmouth Municipal Airport (KC66) 44 km · Muscatine Municipal Airport (KMUT) 46 km · Mercer County Airport (KC00) 48 km
Conditions reported at KBRL describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sperry specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sperry.
About Sperry, Iowa
Sperry rests in a landscape of quiet, rolling plains, where the earth slopes gently towards unseen waterways and the sky often stretches in an unbroken expanse of blue. It lies 41.0 miles west of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 271°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of West Burlington. The fields, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds depending on the season, are frequently interrupted by stands of sturdy oak and maple trees that offer dappled shade in the summer heat. The air here carries the clean scent of turned soil and, in the evening, a whisper of woodsmoke from distant hearths. This is a place where the horizon feels vast and welcoming, a gentle curve against the constant, patient turning of the sun. The history of Sperry is etched into its very soil, a testament to the hardy pioneers who first tamed this fertile ground. Its economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of local prosperity, their stalks rustling like secrets in the prairie wind. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the enduring spirit of its residents, who have weathered economic shifts and celebrated generations of harvests, imbues Sperry with a quiet strength. The rhythm of life here is dictated not by the frantic pulse of a metropolis, but by the slow, steady turning of the seasons and the dependable cycles of the land.
Live animated radar for Sperry 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 | Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.95698°N, 91.156536°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52650 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sperry, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sperry, 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 Sperry includes coordinates 40.956980°N, 91.156536°W, situated in Des Moines County. ZIP code 52650. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
