Webster City, Iowa Weather
Webster City, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Webster City, Hamilton County.
Full aviation weather for Webster City is published on the Webster City Municipal Airport (KEBS) page, 6 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 Webster City 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 Webster City: Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (KEAG) 28 km · Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV) 31 km · Fort Dodge Regional Airport (KFOD) 32 km · Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (KIFA) 45 km · Humboldt Municipal Airport (K0K7) 46 km
Conditions reported at KEBS describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Webster City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Webster City.
About Webster City, Iowa
Webster City rises from the fertile plains of Hamilton County, a place where the horizon feels vast and the sky a boundless blue canvas. It lies 31.7 miles north-north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 342°T), and is situated 18.0 miles east of Fort Dodge. The land here is a study in gentle swells, a rolling expanse of agricultural richness that stretches outwards, punctuated by stands of mature trees that offer a welcome shade in the summer heat. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness, a clean scent of turned earth and dew-kissed grasses that speaks of a deep connection to the seasons. The town itself unfolds with a friendly, unpretentious character, its streets lined with well-kept homes and businesses that reflect a steady, enduring presence. This heartland community has a history rooted in the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, with the local economy long anchored by the cultivation of corn and soybeans that paint the landscape in broad strokes of green and gold. The presence of Swift & Company, a significant meatpacking plant, brought a robust industrial pulse to Webster City, shaping its development and providing a steady source of employment that continues to influence its distinctive identity. The Des Moines River, though not a dominant feature within the immediate town limits, flows through the broader county, a quiet artery feeding the land's productivity and hinting at earlier journeys. In the quiet hum of everyday life, one can sense the pride of generations who have worked this land and built Webster City into a resilient and characterful corner of Iowa.
Live animated radar for Webster City 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 | Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.469418°N, 93.816054°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50595 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Webster City, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Webster City, 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 Webster City includes coordinates 42.469418°N, 93.816054°W, situated in Hamilton County. ZIP code 50595. 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.
