St. Charles, Iowa Weather
St. Charles, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for St. Charles, Madison County.
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About St. Charles, Iowa
St. Charles unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle, persistent work of water and wind. It lies 20.6 miles south-south-west of West Des Moines, IA (from West Des Moines, IA: bearing 194°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-west of New Virginia. The land here, a rich loam, rolls with a soft, persistent swell, reminiscent of a sleeping giant’s breath, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward horizons often softened by the hazy blush of late afternoon. The North River, a ribbon of silver, meanders through the terrain, its banks fringed with cottonwoods and willows that whisper secrets to the passing breeze. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a perfume of damp soil and sun-baked prairie grasses, especially potent after a summer shower. Even the sky seems more expansive here, a vast canvas where clouds drift like slow ships on a boundless ocean, and the stars at night prick through the darkness with an almost palpable intensity. The history of St. Charles is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet tenacity of its agricultural roots. Settled in the mid-19th century by pioneers drawn to the fertile soil and the promise of a life carved from the land, the community has long been defined by its connection to the earth. The local economy, still largely tethered to the rhythm of planting and harvest, thrives on the bounty of its surrounding farms, a testament to generations who understood the land's generous, yet demanding, nature. While the whispers of the past are subtle, they can be felt in the weathered barns that stand sentinel over fields, and in the enduring strength of the stone foundations that hint at earlier structures. The North River, once a vital artery for transport and industry, now offers a more tranquil existence, a place for quiet reflection and the simple enjoyment of nature’s enduring beauty.
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| Location | St. Charles, Madison County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.288326°N, 93.809389°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50240 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. Charles, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. Charles, 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 St. Charles includes coordinates 41.288326°N, 93.809389°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 50240. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
