Winterset, Iowa Weather
Winterset, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Winterset, Madison County.
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About Winterset, Iowa
Winterset unfolds across rolling Iowa farmland, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon stretches with a quiet certainty. It lies 20.5 miles south-south-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 19.6 miles south of Adel. The landscape here is a gentle, fertile embrace, characterized by broad fields of corn and soybeans that ripple in the breeze, giving way to wooded draws where the occasional creek snakes its way through the terrain. The air, especially in the crisp mornings, carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume of rural life. Buildings in Winterset often sport a comforting, weathered look, their brick and clapboard softened by years under the prairie sun and winter storms, reflecting the enduring spirit of the people who have made their homes here. This is the heart of Madison County, a locale deeply connected to its agricultural roots, where the economy has long been sown and harvested from the rich soil. It is here that John Wayne, the legendary film actor, was born, and his legacy is honored with a museum that draws visitors from afar, adding a touch of Hollywood glamour to the country charm. The county is also famous for its iconic covered bridges, a collection of six that stand as picturesque sentinels against the passage of time, each with its own story and a romantic allure that beckons exploration. These bridges, along with the town's commitment to preserving its heritage, contribute to Winterset's distinctive character, a blend of bucolic simplicity and enduring historical significance.
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| Location | Winterset, Madison County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.330824°N, 94.013839°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50273 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Winterset, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winterset, 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 Winterset includes coordinates 41.330824°N, 94.013839°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 50273. 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.
