Varina, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Varina, Pocahontas County.
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Varina exists as a quiet breath held on the prairie, a place where the sky feels vast and the land stretches out in long, sun-bleached sweeps. It lies 77.2 miles east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 81°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-east of Newell. The character of this locale is etched in the subtle rise and fall of the terrain, a gentle topography that hints at ancient glacial work, now mostly given over to the orderly rows of crops that shimmer under the wide Iowa sun. Here, the air often carries the clean scent of turned earth and ripening grain, a testament to the land's enduring fertility, and in the late afternoon, the light can soften into a honeyed hue, painting the horizon with streaks of gold and rose before the slow descent into twilight. The history of Varina is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heartland it inhabits, its early days shaped by the pioneers who coaxed life from this fertile soil and the railroads that brought them here. The local economy remains firmly rooted in the cultivation of corn and soybeans, the lifeblood of the region, giving the landscape its characteristic pattern and the rhythm of the seasons its defining pulse. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet dignity of the grain elevators standing sentinel against the sky, and the weathered barns that dot the fields, speak of generations of hard work and a deep connection to the land that sustains Varina.
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| Location | Varina, Pocahontas County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.658033°N, 94.897764°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50593, 50540 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Varina, 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 Varina includes coordinates 42.658033°N, 94.897764°W, situated in Pocahontas County. ZIP code 50593, 50540. Telephone area code: 319. 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.