St. Donatus, Iowa Weather
St. Donatus, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for St. Donatus, Jackson County.
Full aviation weather for St. Donatus is published on the Dubuque Regional Airport (KDBQ) page, 15 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 St. Donatus 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 St. Donatus: Platteville Municipal Airport (KPVB) 37 km · Maquoketa Municipal Airport (KOQW) 38 km · Lancaster Municipal Airport (K73C) 48 km · Tri Township Airport (KSFY) 50 km · Cassville Municipal Airport (KC74) 52 km
Conditions reported at KDBQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at St. Donatus specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for St. Donatus.
About St. Donatus, Iowa
St. Donatus rests in a quiet corner of Jackson County, its character shaped by the rolling, verdant hills that cradle it. It lies 11.6 miles south-south-east of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 146°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-west of Galena. The landscape here is a study in gentle slopes and broad valleys, where cultivated fields, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds in the summer sun, meet the darker, more somber hues of woodlands. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a mingling of freshly tilled soil and the faintest whisper of distant woodsmoke. Roads, some paved and some of well-worn gravel, wind through this terrain like ribbons, connecting farmsteads and leading the eye towards the horizon where the sky often stretches in an unbroken, breathtaking expanse. Even the silence here has a texture, a deep, resonant hum punctuated by the calls of unseen birds and the rustle of leaves. The story of St. Donatus is deeply entwined with the arrival of Luxembourgish immigrants in the mid-19th century, a heritage that continues to echo in the very stones of its oldest buildings and the enduring spirit of its people. This agricultural heartland, once yielding abundant crops and supporting a robust farming community, now navigates a modern economy, though the legacy of its agrarian past is visible in the sturdy barns and fertile fields that define its vistas. The St. Donatus Catholic Church, a landmark of quiet strength and enduring faith, stands as a focal point, its spire a slender finger pointing towards the heavens. Local traditions, passed down through generations, offer a glimpse into a way of life that values community, hard work, and a profound connection to the land that has sustained them.
Live animated radar for St. Donatus 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 | St. Donatus, Jackson County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.360843°N, 90.539295°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52071 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. Donatus, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. Donatus, 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 St. Donatus includes coordinates 42.360843°N, 90.539295°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 52071. 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.
