Vail, Iowa Weather
Vail, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vail, Crawford County.
Full aviation weather for Vail is published on the Denison Municipal Airport (KDNS) page, 17 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 Vail 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 Vail: Arthur N Neu Airport (KCIN) 34 km · Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG) 36 km · Sac City Municipal Airport (KSKI) 40 km · Audubon County Airport (KADU) 46 km · James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) 51 km
Conditions reported at KDNS describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vail specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vail.
About Vail, Iowa
Vail rests in the heart of Crawford County, a quiet collection of buildings settled amidst the broad, rolling plains of western Iowa. It lies 65.0 miles north-north-east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 31°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-north-east of Denison. The land here is a study in gentle curves, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon, their greens and golds shifting with the seasons and the prevailing light. The air itself often carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil, a constant reminder of the agrarian life that defines this place. Evenings can bring a remarkable stillness, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a meadowlark, as the sky, vast and unhindered, bleeds into hues of rose and lavender at dusk. The story of Vail is inextricably tied to the rich agricultural heritage of the region, a place built on the sturdy foundations of hard work and the bounty of the land. For generations, the economy here has been sustained by the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, a quiet industry that has shaped the character of its inhabitants. While no grand monuments mark its history, the very landscape tells a story of persistence, of families who have coaxed a living from this fertile soil. The small businesses that line its modest main street, from the local hardware store to the diner where neighbors gather, are more than just economic entities; they are the threads that bind the community, each with its own subtle history and a deep connection to the enduring spirit of Vail.
Live animated radar for Vail 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 | Vail, Crawford County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.061931°N, 95.199994°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51465 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vail, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vail, 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 Vail includes coordinates 42.061931°N, 95.199994°W, situated in Crawford County. ZIP code 51465. 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.
