Traer, Iowa Weather
Traer, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Traer, Tama County.
Full aviation weather for Traer is published on the Toledo Municipal Airport (K8C5) page, 24 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 Traer 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 Traer: Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 36 km · Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 38 km · Marshalltown Municipal Airport (KMIW) 38 km · Waterloo Regional Airport (KALO) 41 km · Independence Municipal Airport (KIIB) 52 km
Conditions reported at K8C5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Traer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Traer.
About Traer, Iowa
Traer rises from the rolling Iowa terrain, a quiet constellation of grain elevators and sturdy buildings against the vast, unbroken canvas of the prairie sky. It lies 21.6 miles south-south-west of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 197°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west of Dysart. The land here is a testament to the farmer's enduring hand, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybean fields stretching to horizons that seem to swallow the sun each evening. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of ripening crops, a subtle perfume that clings to the dust stirred by passing trucks. Even the wind, a constant presence, seems to whisper secrets of the endless plains, bending the stalks in a slow, rhythmic dance. The roots of Traer run deep into the rich soil, a history shaped by the pioneers who first broke this prairie ground. Its economy has always been tied to the bounty of the earth, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the rhythm of life. The grain elevators, silent sentinels of prosperity, speak of generations of farmers who have cultivated this land. A distinctive feature is the town's commitment to preserving its heritage, evident in the well-maintained historic buildings that line the main street, each one a quiet echo of the past. Traer holds a certain, unhurried character, a reflection of the land that sustains it, where the pace of life is measured by the turning of the seasons and the dependable rise and fall of the sun.
Live animated radar for Traer 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 | Traer, Tama County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.193601°N, 92.465469°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50675 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Traer, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Traer, 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 Traer includes coordinates 42.193601°N, 92.465469°W, situated in Tama County. ZIP code 50675. 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.
