Washington, Iowa Weather
Washington, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Washington, Franklin County.
Flight conditions near Washington. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washington.
About Washington, Iowa
Washington unfolds across a landscape of gentle, cultivated swells, the rich Iowa earth a deep, fertile brown beneath a sky that often stretches with an almost startling, uninterrupted blue. It lies 28.3 miles south of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 187°T), and is situated 3.5 miles west of Hampton. Fields of corn and soybeans, their green a vibrant testament to the season, ripple in the breeze, creating a textured sea that flows towards the horizon. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean, dry scent of harvested grain and the faint, earthy perfume of turned soil. Houses, primarily of clapboard and brick, stand with a quiet dignity, their porches often adorned with potted plants, hinting at the patient cultivation of both garden and home. The streets are wide, a deliberate spaciousness that seems to invite a slower pace, a measured unfolding of the day. This corner of Franklin County, Iowa, has long been shaped by the agrarian heartbeat of the Midwest, its economy deeply rooted in the bounty of its fertile ground. Washington itself emerged from the pioneering spirit of settlers drawn to the promise of productive land, their legacy visible in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that defines its core. While no grand pronouncements mark its history, its story is etched in the cycles of planting and harvest, in the quiet hum of tractors and the distant clang of a grain elevator. The local economy, though diversified, still finds its strength in agriculture, with agribusiness and related services forming a significant thread in the community's fabric. The rhythm of life here is less about grand events and more about the dependable, seasonal turning of the earth, a quiet continuity that imbues Washington with a singular, enduring character.
Live animated radar for Washington 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Washington, Franklin County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.747751°N, 93.271314°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50441, 52353 |
| Area Code | 515, 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Washington, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washington, 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 Washington includes coordinates 42.747751°N, 93.271314°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 50441, 52353. Telephone area code: 515, 712. 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.
