Wallingford, Iowa Weather
Wallingford, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wallingford, Emmet County.
Full aviation weather for Wallingford is published on the Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST) page, 10 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 Wallingford 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 Wallingford: Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (KEGQ) 25 km · Spirit Lake Municipal Airport (K0F3) 29 km · Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) 37 km · Jackson Municipal Airport (KMJQ) 40 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM) 47 km
Conditions reported at KEST describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wallingford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wallingford.
About Wallingford, Iowa
Wallingford lies in a broad, open country, where the land breathes a quiet, expansive air under a sky that stretches from horizon to horizon. It lies 63.3 miles south of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 187°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south-south-east of Estherville. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling prairie, a sea of green and gold that shifts with the seasons, punctuated by stands of poplar and oak that whisper in the wind. Creeks, shallow and silver, meander through the fields, their banks softened by wild grasses and the occasional cluster of sumac. The light at dusk is a soft, honeyed wash, deepening the shadows and painting the distant farmhouses in hues of amber and rose. There’s a stillness to this place, a sense of deep roots reaching into the rich Iowa soil, a quiet persistence that defines the character of Wallingford. The history of Wallingford is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of Emmet County, a story told in the broad fields of corn and soybeans that still form the backbone of its economy. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile land, established homesteads and communities like Wallingford, building a life from the soil’s bounty. While the railroad once brought a bustle of activity, the rhythm of life now moves at a more deliberate pace, centered around the cycles of farming and the enduring strength of its people. The surrounding landscape, shaped by glaciers long ago, continues to offer a quiet beauty, a testament to the enduring power of nature and the generations who have called this place home.
Live animated radar for Wallingford 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 | Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.319682°N, 94.792762°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51365 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wallingford, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wallingford, 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 Wallingford includes coordinates 43.319682°N, 94.792762°W, situated in Emmet County. ZIP code 51365. 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.
