Superior, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Superior, Dickinson County.
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Superior, Iowa, rests within a landscape of broad, sweeping horizons, a place where the land itself seems to exhale. It lies 57.2 miles south-south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 195°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west-north-west of Estherville. The terrain is a gentle, rolling expanse, its contours softened by the ceaseless work of wind and water over millennia. Here, the sky feels immense, a vast, ever-changing canvas that dictates the moods of the day, from the sharp clarity of a winter morning to the bruised, opulent purples of a summer sunset. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled quilts, their green and gold hues punctuated by the occasional dark smudge of a wooded creek bed or the stark geometry of a farmhouse. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil, a perpetual reminder of the agricultural heart of this place. The story of Superior is inextricably tied to the fertile earth and the promise of its bounty. Founded in the late 19th century, its growth was fueled by the rich farmland that surrounds it, a legacy that continues to define its local economy. While agriculture remains the bedrock, the quiet hum of small businesses and the steady rhythm of daily life suggest a community that has weathered changing times with a quiet resilience. There are no grand monuments here, no towering edifices to draw the eye, but rather a subtle character etched into the very grain of the place – in the weathered barns that stand like stoic sentinels against the prairie wind, and in the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors along its unhurried streets. The spirit of Superior is one of patient endurance, a quiet strength drawn from the land it calls home.
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| Location | Superior, Dickinson County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.430238°N, 94.946379°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51363 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Superior, 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 Superior includes coordinates 43.430238°N, 94.946379°W, situated in Dickinson County. ZIP code 51363. Telephone area code: 563. 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.