Superior, Iowa Weather
Superior, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Superior, Dickinson County.
Full aviation weather for Superior is published on the Spirit Lake Municipal Airport (K0F3) page, 16 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 Superior 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 Superior: Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST) 16 km · Jackson Municipal Airport (KMJQ) 25 km · Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) 36 km · Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (KEGQ) 41 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM) 49 km
Conditions reported at K0F3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Superior specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Superior.
About Superior, Iowa
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.
Live animated radar for Superior 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Superior, Iowa Weather Page
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, 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 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. 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.
