Stanhope, Iowa Weather
Stanhope, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stanhope, Hamilton County.
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About Stanhope, Iowa
Stanhope rests in the broad, sweeping embrace of Iowa's fertile heartland, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than any eye can truly comprehend. It lies 19.7 miles north-north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east of Stratford. The land here rolls with a gentle, generous gradient, a patchwork quilt of cultivated fields that shift through the seasons, from the emerald promise of spring corn to the burnished gold of autumn soybeans. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of turned earth and drying grasses, a perfume of abundance. A quiet stillness often settles over Stanhope, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the murmur of wind through the tall prairie grasses that still cling to the edges of the horizon, a subtle reminder of the wildness that once dominated this landscape. This quiet corner of Hamilton County has always been tied to the soil, its very existence a testament to the relentless, patient work of agriculture. For generations, families have coaxed their livelihoods from this rich, dark earth, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the ebb and flow of life in Stanhope. The local economy, though modest, is a reflection of this deep agrarian heritage, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the bounty of the land. While no grand monuments mark its history, the weathered barns and the stoic faces of the old farmhouses speak of a resilience forged in the face of both harsh winters and the unpredictable moods of the weather, a quiet strength that defines the character of Stanhope itself.
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| Location | Stanhope, Hamilton County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.288868°N, 93.796055°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50246 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanhope, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanhope, 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 Stanhope includes coordinates 42.288868°N, 93.796055°W, situated in Hamilton County. ZIP code 50246. 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.
