Tipton, Iowa Weather
Tipton, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Tipton, Cedar County.
Full aviation weather for Tipton is published on the Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) page, 2 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 Tipton 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 Tipton: Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) 38 km · Marion Airport (KC17) 44 km · Muscatine Municipal Airport (KMUT) 45 km · Maquoketa Municipal Airport (KOQW) 45 km · Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 48 km
Conditions reported at K8C4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tipton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Tipton, Iowa
Tipton unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling farmland, a place where the sky feels vast and the cultivated fields stretch in neat, orderly rows toward a horizon often softened by the haze of summer or the crisp clarity of autumn. It lies 22.1 miles east-north-east of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 70°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-south-west of Clarence. The rich, dark soil, a hallmark of this region, supports a verdant tapestry of corn and soybeans, their stalks rustling secrets in the breeze. Here, the air carries the clean scent of drying hay and the distant hum of tractors, a steady, reassuring soundtrack to the agricultural life. The houses, often painted in sturdy, practical hues, sit squarely on their plots, their front porches offering a quiet invitation to observe the slow procession of days. Evenings here can be particularly beautiful, as the setting sun bleeds across the western sky, casting long, amber shadows that stretch and deepen across the fields, imbuing the ordinary with a fleeting, painterly glow. The history of Tipton is rooted in the fertile ground it occupies, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first cultivated these prairies. Founded by settlers drawn to the region's agricultural promise, Tipton grew as a hub for the surrounding farms, its economy intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land. The grain elevators, standing sentinel at the edge of town, are silent monuments to this agricultural legacy, their massive silhouettes a familiar sight against the prairie sky. While agriculture remains the bedrock, the character of Tipton has also been shaped by generations of families who have built their lives here, fostering a sense of quiet resilience and neighborly connection. The town's small businesses, from the local hardware store to the diner where coffee is brewed strong and conversation flows freely, contribute to a distinct local flavor, a tangible link to the everyday rhythms of life in Cedar County.
Live animated radar for Tipton 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.
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| Location | Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.769743°N, 91.127935°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52772 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tipton, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tipton, 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 Tipton includes coordinates 41.769743°N, 91.127935°W, situated in Cedar County. ZIP code 52772. 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. 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.
