Stone City, Iowa Weather
Stone City, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stone City, Jones County.
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About Stone City, Iowa
Stone City unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the patient artistry of water and wind. It lies 13.9 miles east-north-east of Marion, IA (from Marion, IA: bearing 67°T), and is situated 3.3 miles west of Anamosa. The gentle slopes of Jones County, Iowa, meet the meandering path of the Wapsipinicon River, its banks often fringed with cottonwoods and willows whose leaves whisper secrets in the breeze. Rolling fields of corn and soybeans, a verdant quilt stitched across the earth, stretch towards horizons punctuated by distant farmsteads. The air here carries the clean scent of turned soil and, in the summer months, the sweet perfume of ripening grain, a palpable presence that settles over the land as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long shadows that lend a profound stillness to the afternoon. The bedrock of Stone City's character is its namesake quarry, a testament to the enduring legacy of limestone extraction that has shaped its economy for generations. This rich deposit, quarried and shaped, has provided the very bones for buildings across the region, its pale, cool stone a familiar sight in the architecture of the Midwest. The Wapsipinicon River, more than just a scenic element, has historically served as a vital artery for commerce, and today, its tranquil flow invites kayakers and anglers alike. Life in Stone City moves with a deliberate, grounded cadence, a quiet continuation of traditions tied to the land and the labor that has sustained its people, a place where the echoes of past industry resonate softly in the present.
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| Location | Stone City, Jones County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.113891°N, 91.349329°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52205 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stone City, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stone City, 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 Stone City includes coordinates 42.113891°N, 91.349329°W, situated in Jones County. ZIP code 52205. 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. 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.
