Ute, Iowa Weather
Ute, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ute, Monona County.
Full aviation weather for Ute is published on the James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) page, 16 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. 5 airfields within reach of Ute 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 Ute: Denison Municipal Airport (KDNS) 28 km · Woodbine Municipal Airport (K3Y4) 35 km · Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG) 38 km · Tekamah Municipal Airport (KTQE) 50 km
Conditions reported at KMEY describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ute specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ute.
About Ute, Iowa
Ute rests on a gentle swell of Iowa's prairie, where the land unfurls in broad, sweeping strokes of cultivated fields and the occasional stand of mature trees. It lies 47.2 miles south-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 131°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-east of Mapleton. The sky here is a vast, unvarnished canvas, often painted with the soft hues of dawn or the fiery intensity of sunset, casting long shadows across the fertile soil. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the core of this place. The low-slung buildings of Ute seem to hunker down against the wide-open horizons, their roofs reflecting the ever-present, shifting light of the plains. The history of Ute is deeply interwoven with the westward expansion and the relentless taming of the prairie. Its economy, like many in this region, has long been anchored in the rich earth, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its prosperity. Generations have worked these fields, coaxing sustenance from the loess soil that gives the landscape its characteristic rolling contours. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of the settlers who first carved a life out of this challenging terrain is palpable in the quiet resilience of Ute itself. The local diner, a hub of chatter and shared stories, serves as a living archive of the town's unfolding narrative, a place where the present day is seasoned with the echoes of bygone times.
Live animated radar for Ute 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 | Ute, Monona County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.050267°N, 95.706394°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51060 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ute, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ute, 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 Ute includes coordinates 42.050267°N, 95.706394°W, situated in Monona County. ZIP code 51060. 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. 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.
