Van Horne, Iowa Weather
Van Horne, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Van Horne, Benton County.
Full aviation weather for Van Horne is published on the Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) page, 22 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 Van Horne 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 Van Horne: Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 24 km · Amana Airport (KC11) 30 km · The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 34 km · Toledo Municipal Airport (K8C5) 38 km · Marion Airport (KC17) 46 km
Conditions reported at KTZT describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Van Horne specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Van Horne.
About Van Horne, Iowa
Van Horne rests in the broad, open sweep of eastern Iowa, where the land rolls with a gentle, agricultural grace. It lies 22.9 miles west of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 270°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west of Newhall. The horizon here is a generous curve, often punctuated by the sharp, geometric lines of corn and soybean fields stretching towards an immense sky, a canvas for the sun's slow passage. In the quiet hours, the air itself seems to carry the scent of turned earth and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain, a subtle testament to the land's enduring fertility. The houses of Van Horne cluster with a familiar, unpretentious air, their porches and yards a patchwork of lived-in comfort against the vastness of the prairie. The history of Van Horne is written in the soil and the enduring spirit of its people, a place that grew from the westward push of settlers seeking fertile ground. Its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding farms, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the ebb and flow of harvests, their metal silos glinting under the midday sun. While the hum of agricultural machinery is a constant, low thrum, the pace of life in Van Horne retains a deliberate, almost contemplative quality, a quiet strength born from generations of working the land. Local traditions often revolve around the seasons, with gatherings and celebrations marking the planting and the reaping, a rhythm deeply ingrained in the character of Van Horne.
Live animated radar for Van Horne 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 | Van Horne, Benton County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.008609°N, 92.091016°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52346 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Van Horne, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Van Horne, 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 Van Horne includes coordinates 42.008609°N, 92.091016°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 52346. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
