Tennant, Iowa Weather
Tennant, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tennant, Shelby County.
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About Tennant, Iowa
Tennant lies embraced by the rolling, fertile plains of western Iowa, a landscape shaped by wind and water over millennia. It lies 31.6 miles north-east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 43°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-west of Harlan. Here, the land breathes a deep, quiet sigh under a sky that stretches from horizon to horizon, often painted with the fiery hues of dawn and dusk. The fields, a patchwork quilt of cultivated crops, ripple like a verdant ocean under the vast, indifferent sun, broken only by the darker green of windbreaks and the occasional cluster of farm buildings. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a testament to the soil’s enduring generosity, and in the stillness, one can almost hear the hum of life that pulses beneath the surface, a silent symphony of growth and sustenance. The story of Tennant is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage that defines this corner of Shelby County. Settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the promise of the fertile prairie, the community’s economy has always been rooted in the land, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity. While the grain elevators stand as silent sentinels to its agricultural past and present, the character of Tennant is that of a place where neighbors still know each other’s names, and the pace of life unfolds with a gentle, unhurried cadence. A quiet resilience defines its people, a spirit forged in the crucible of changing seasons and the enduring cycles of the farming year, a subtle strength that hums beneath the surface of everyday life.
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| Location | Tennant, Shelby County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.593601°N, 95.441113°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51537 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tennant, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tennant, 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 Tennant includes coordinates 41.593601°N, 95.441113°W, situated in Shelby County. ZIP code 51537. Telephone area code: 641. 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.
