Thor, Iowa Weather
Thor, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Thor, Humboldt County.
Full aviation weather for Thor is published on the Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (KEAG) page, 11 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 Thor 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 Thor: Humboldt Municipal Airport (K0K7) 17 km · Fort Dodge Regional Airport (KFOD) 19 km · Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV) 24 km · Webster City Municipal Airport (KEBS) 32 km · Algona Municipal Airport (KAXA) 47 km
Conditions reported at KEAG describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Thor specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Thor.
About Thor, Iowa
Thor unfolds across a landscape of quiet, sweeping horizons, where the land itself seems to exhale a slow, steady breath. It lies 50.2 miles north-north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 334°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east-south-east of Humboldt. Fields of corn and soybeans, stitched together by thin, gravel roads, stretch outwards until they meet the vast, pale blue of an Iowa sky, a sky that feels immense and generous here, particularly in the liminal hours of late afternoon when the light softens, turning the dusty greens and golds into something akin to burnished copper. The air, when it carries the scent of freshly turned earth or the sweet perfume of ripening grain, is thick with the promise of abundance, a palpable presence that settles over Thor like a comforting, familiar blanket. The very contour of the land, a gentle rolling away from the immediate cluster of buildings, speaks of a place shaped by seasons and by the patient work of generations. The story of Thor is one of hardy pioneers who saw opportunity in this fertile expanse, a place where agriculture became the lifeblood, a continuous cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the rhythm of life. This agricultural heritage is still evident, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the sky, monuments to the bounty of the soil. While the economic pulse of Thor has always been tied to the land, its character has been formed by the close-knit nature of its inhabitants, a community that understands the value of shared effort and mutual reliance. There are no grand, imposing landmarks to draw the eye, but rather a collection of humble structures that collectively tell the story of a place built with purpose and a quiet dignity, where the simple act of living feels deeply rooted.
Live animated radar for Thor 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 | Thor, Humboldt County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.688026°N, 94.049398°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50591 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thor, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thor, 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 Thor includes coordinates 42.688026°N, 94.049398°W, situated in Humboldt County. ZIP code 50591. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
