Turin, Iowa Weather
Turin, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Turin, Monona County.
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About Turin, Iowa
Turin settles into the broad, fertile plains of western Iowa, where the land rolls with the quiet insistence of ancient glacial activity. It lies 39.9 miles south-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 146°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east of Onawa. The sky here is a vast, ever-present dome, its moods shifting from the sharp, crystalline blue of a winter morning to the bruised purples and oranges of a summer sunset, painting the horizon with a painterly hand. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled quilts, their green and gold hues broken by the darker, richer soil of freshly plowed earth. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet perfume of drying hay and the distant, earthy scent of livestock, a fragrance that speaks of the enduring connection between the people and the land they cultivate. The occasional cluster of cottonwood trees, their leaves whispering secrets to the passing breeze, offers a welcome punctuation to the wide-open expanse, their stark, vertical lines a contrast to the horizontal sweep of the prairie. The story of Turin is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Monona County, a place where life has long been dictated by the seasons and the bounty of the earth. Originally settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the rich soil, Turin developed as a hub for local farmers, its economy built on the back of grain and livestock. The grain elevators, standing sentinel against the sky, are quiet testaments to this enduring legacy, their silos holding the harvest that feeds not just this corner of the world, but far beyond. While the broader agricultural landscape has evolved, the spirit of self-reliance and community that defined Turin's beginnings remains palpable. Evenings here are often marked by a gentle hum, the sound of screen doors closing and the murmur of conversations drifting from front porches, a quiet rhythm of life that has persisted through the years, a steadfast echo of the land's enduring character.
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| Location | Turin, Monona County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.019432°N, 95.9664°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51040 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Turin, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Turin, 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 Turin includes coordinates 42.019432°N, 95.966400°W, situated in Monona County. ZIP code 51040. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
