Whiting, Iowa Weather
Whiting, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whiting, Monona County.
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About Whiting, Iowa
Whiting sits where the land begins to soften its prairie swagger, a collection of buildings gathered against the vast, open sky of western Iowa. It lies 28.8 miles south-south-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 153°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-west of Onawa. The horizon here is a clean line, broken only by the distant, patient humps of farmland that roll away towards the Missouri River. Fields of corn and soybeans, a rich, dark loam underfoot, stretch out like meticulously kept carpets, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun's slow arc. The air, especially in the early mornings, carries a crisp, clean scent, the faint earthy perfume of soil freshly turned and the promise of a day unfolded under a generous sun. The quiet here is not empty, but full; a symphony of rustling leaves, the distant drone of a tractor, and the occasional, clear call of a bird. The history of Whiting is tied to the very earth it occupies, a story of farmers and families who coaxed a living from this fertile ground. Its economy, like so many in this region, is rooted in agriculture, the steady, cyclical pulse of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. You can see the legacy of these agricultural roots in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture, built to withstand the prairie winds and the passage of seasons. There’s a sense of continuity here, a quiet pride in the land and the work it sustains, a feeling that the past is not so much forgotten as it is a deep, unseen current beneath the surface of everyday life in Whiting. The town itself feels like a well-worn tool, functional and dependable, shaped by the needs of its people and the demands of the land.
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| Location | Whiting, Monona County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.127489°N, 96.149463°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51063 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Whiting, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whiting, 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 Whiting includes coordinates 42.127489°N, 96.149463°W, situated in Monona County. ZIP code 51063. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
