Washburn, Iowa Weather
Washburn, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Washburn, Black Hawk County.
Full aviation weather for Washburn is published on the Waterloo Regional Airport (KALO) 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 Washburn 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 Washburn: Independence Municipal Airport (KIIB) 27 km · Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 29 km · Oelwein Municipal Airport (KOLZ) 38 km · Waverly Municipal Airport (KC25) 42 km · Toledo Municipal Airport (K8C5) 52 km
Conditions reported at KALO describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Washburn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washburn.
About Washburn, Iowa
Washburn rests in a broad, shallow valley where the land begins its slow, patient rise towards the horizon, a gentle swell of Iowa's fertile heartland. It lies 6.8 miles south-east of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 145°T), and is situated 4.7 miles east-south-east of Orange. The fields, a patchwork quilt of ripening corn and soybeans, stretch out like an endless, verdant ocean under a sky that often seems impossibly vast, especially in the long, golden dusks of summer. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and distant livestock, a perfume unique to this prairie latitude, and on still evenings, the faint hum of cicadas is the dominant soundtrack. The Cedar River, a ribbon of brown water, meanders through the periphery, its presence more felt in the subtle deepening of the terrain than in any dramatic topographical feature, reflecting the muted greens and blues of the surrounding landscape. The history of Washburn is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Black Hawk County, its economy built upon the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers. The town itself, a collection of modest homes and businesses, has grown and contracted with the fortunes of the land, its character shaped by the cycles of planting and harvest. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet persistence of its residents, their hands calloused from working the earth, speaks volumes of a heritage rooted in resilience and self-sufficiency. The rhythm of life in Washburn is dictated by the seasons, a predictable cadence that fosters a strong sense of community, where neighbors still know each other by name and the handshake remains a currency of trust.
Live animated radar for Washburn 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 | Washburn, Black Hawk County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.411656°N, 92.267406°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50702 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Washburn, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washburn, 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 Washburn includes coordinates 42.411656°N, 92.267406°W, situated in Black Hawk County. ZIP code 50702. 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. 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.
