Weldon, Iowa Weather
Weldon, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Weldon, Decatur County.
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About Weldon, Iowa
Weldon exhales a quiet resilience, a small cluster of buildings breathing against the vast prairie sky of southern Iowa. It lies 47.0 miles south of West Des Moines, IA (from West Des Moines, IA: bearing 182°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of Osceola. The land here rolls with a gentle insistence, not the dramatic peaks of mountains, but the patient sculpting of wind and water over eons, a landscape that feels both enduring and ephemeral, especially when the long shadows of late afternoon stretch across the cultivated fields and the air carries the faint, sweet scent of drying corn. The very character of Weldon is etched in the weathered clapboard of its structures and the broad, open horizons that frame them, suggesting a people accustomed to both the deep roots of agriculture and the sweeping gaze that the open country demands. Even the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees, their leaves whispering secrets to the breeze, seems to hold a certain stoic grace against the relentless sun. The story of Weldon is tied to the land's bounty, a history built on the fertile soil that has sustained generations of farmers and the careful stewardship of resources. Its economy has long been tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, the planting and harvesting that dictate the pulse of daily life, a tradition that continues to shape the community's identity. Once a stop along a railway line, a vestige of a more connected past, Weldon now carries the quiet dignity of a place that has seen change but remains fundamentally itself, its distinctive character a testament to the enduring spirit of rural America. The local grain elevator, a sentinel on the edge of town, still hums with the activity of the harvest, a constant reminder of the enduring connection between this place and the earth it calls home.
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| Location | Weldon, Decatur County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.897499°N, 93.734942°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50264 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Weldon, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Weldon, 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 Weldon includes coordinates 40.897499°N, 93.734942°W, situated in Decatur County. ZIP code 50264. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
