West Union, Iowa Weather
West Union, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Union, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for West Union is published on the George L Scott Municipal Airport (K3Y2) page, 3 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 West Union 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 West Union: Oelwein Municipal Airport (KOLZ) 34 km · Decorah Municipal Airport (KDEH) 35 km · Monona Municipal Airport (K7C3) 38 km · Ellen Church Field (KCJJ) 52 km · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport (KPDC) 56 km
Conditions reported at K3Y2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Union specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Union.
About West Union, Iowa
West Union rests in the heart of Fayette County, Iowa, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent grace, like the slow exhale of a sleeping giant. It lies 42.3 miles north-east of Waterloo, IA (from Waterloo, IA: bearing 40°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north of Fayette. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, frequently brushed with the bruised purples and molten golds of an Iowa sunset, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch across fields of ripening corn and soybeans. The air, especially on a summer evening, carries the mingled scents of freshly mown grass, damp earth turned by the plow, and the faint, sweet perfume of alfalfa blooming in the hedgerows. It’s a landscape that feels both deeply settled and perpetually in motion, where the wind whispers secrets through the tall stalks and the distant hum of a tractor is the only interruption to the profound quiet. The history of West Union is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the region, its economy once fueled by the robust dairy industry that shaped its early character and left behind a legacy of sturdy barns and creamery buildings. Though the landscape has shifted, farming remains the lifeblood, the fields a testament to generations of stewardship and hard work. The town square, a focal point of community life, often buzzes with the quiet commerce of local businesses, a place where neighbors greet each other with a familiar nod and the pace of life allows for unhurried conversation. A notable landmark, the Fayette County Courthouse, stands as a proud, imposing sentinel, its architecture a reminder of a past era and its presence a constant anchor for the community.
Live animated radar for West Union 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 | West Union, Fayette County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.962756°N, 91.808217°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52175 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Union, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Union, 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 West Union includes coordinates 42.962756°N, 91.808217°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 52175. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
