Woolstock, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Woolstock, Wright County.
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Woolstock sprawls across a gentle incline, a scattering of buildings that seem to have settled organically into the rolling landscape of Wright County. It lies 38.5 miles north-north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-north-west of Webster City. The fields around Woolstock, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans, stretch to horizons that promise an immense, ever-shifting sky, especially compelling in the hushed light of late afternoon when the sun bleeds amber across the cultivated earth. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of tilled soil and the distant hum of farm machinery, a constant, low-frequency song of the land. The terrain is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet, persistent beauty, the land yielding patiently to the plow and the seasons, fostering a sense of grounded permanence. The history of Woolstock is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland of Iowa, a place where the prairie's bounty has always dictated the rhythm of life. Its early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil, established a community built on hard work and self-reliance, their legacy still visible in the sturdy architecture and the ingrained neighborly spirit. The local economy, as it has for generations, remains firmly rooted in farming, with grain elevators standing like silent sentinels, testament to the enduring importance of the harvest. While the outside world rushes by, Woolstock maintains its own unhurried pace, a place where the days are measured by the sun's arc and the changing needs of the land, fostering a quiet resilience in its inhabitants.
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| Location | Woolstock, Wright County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.566639°N, 93.843832°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50599 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Woolstock, 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 Woolstock includes coordinates 42.566639°N, 93.843832°W, situated in Wright County. ZIP code 50599. 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. 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.