Valeria, Iowa Weather
Valeria, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Valeria, Jasper County.
Full aviation weather for Valeria is published on the Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV) page, 20 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 Valeria 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 Valeria: Newton Municipal Airport (KTNU) 26 km · Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) 35 km · Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW) 38 km · Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) 48 km · Grinnell Regional Airport (KGGI) 49 km
Conditions reported at KIKV describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Valeria specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Valeria.
About Valeria, Iowa
Valeria exhales a quiet, sun-baked breath across the gently rolling plains of Jasper County. It lies 14.5 miles east of Ankeny, IA (from Ankeny, IA: bearing 90°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-east of Altoona. Here, the land itself seems to lean into the vast, indifferent blue of the Iowa sky, a canvas brushed with the muted greens of cornfields and the tawny golds of ripening soybeans. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet perfume of turned earth and distant blossoms, a scent that clings to the weathered clapboard houses and the stoic silos that punctuate the horizon. The very character of Valeria is one of patient endurance, of roots sunk deep into this fertile, unpretentious soil, where the wind is a constant, whispering companion, rustling through the stalks and carrying the distant lowing of cattle. The history of Valeria is a story etched not in grand monuments, but in the incremental growth of farms and the quiet persistence of its people. Founded by settlers drawn to the rich agricultural promise of the land, Valeria’s economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the earth, its lifeblood flowing from the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock. While no longer a bustling hub of industry, the echoes of its past as a small but vital agricultural center can still be felt in the sturdy, functional architecture and the well-worn paths that connect its homes and businesses. A quiet dignity pervades Valeria, a sense of a place that understands its own worth, not in outward display, but in the quiet strength of its community and the enduring beauty of its open, prairie heart.
Live animated radar for Valeria 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 | Valeria, Jasper County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.729988°N, 93.325208°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50054 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Valeria, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Valeria, 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 Valeria includes coordinates 41.729988°N, 93.325208°W, situated in Jasper County. ZIP code 50054. 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. 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.
