Truro, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Truro, Madison County.
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Truro rests in a landscape of rolling Iowa farmland, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons softened by the hazy breath of summer. It lies 26.3 miles south-south-west of West Des Moines, IA (from West Des Moines, IA: bearing 195°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-south-west of St. Charles. The land here is a gentle sweep, rising and falling with a quiet grace, not in dramatic peaks but in long, sweeping curves that invite the eye to follow the sun's slow arc. Farmhouses, often painted in cheerful whites or weathered grays, dot the scene like scattered pebbles, their silos reaching slender fingers towards the vast, ever-changing sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the earthy scent of turned soil and the sweet, faint perfume of ripening grain, a fragrance that clings to the very fabric of the place. The history of Truro is tied to the steady pulse of agriculture, its roots sunk deep into the fertile prairie soil that has sustained generations. This is a place where the local economy has long been shaped by the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the prosperity and industry of the farming communities. Though not a place of grand historical monuments, Truro holds its own quiet distinction, a testament to the enduring spirit of rural America. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons and the planting, a steady, unhurried cadence that resonates in the quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the friendly greetings exchanged between neighbors on dusty country roads.
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| Location | Truro, Madison County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.209715°N, 93.846612°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50257 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Truro, 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 Truro includes coordinates 41.209715°N, 93.846612°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 50257. Telephone area code: 515. 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.