Yale, Iowa Weather
Yale, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Yale, Guthrie County.
Full aviation weather for Yale is published on the Guthrie County Regional Airport (KGCT) page, 12 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 Yale 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 Yale: Perry Municipal Airport (KPRO) 17 km · Jefferson Municipal Airport (KEFW) 26 km · Arthur N Neu Airport (KCIN) 47 km · Audubon County Airport (KADU) 47 km · Greenfield Municipal Airport (KGFZ) 50 km
Conditions reported at KGCT describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Yale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Yale.
About Yale, Iowa
Yale, Iowa, lies cradled by the broad, sweeping contours of the prairie, a landscape where the sky feels as vast as the earth below. It lies 26.9 miles west-north-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north of Panora. Here, the land rolls in gentle swells, each rise revealing another expanse of cultivated fields, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds under the ever-present sun. The air, especially in the quiet hours of dawn, carries a clean, earthy scent, a promise of dew-kissed soil and the burgeoning life of crops. The character of Yale is one of quiet resilience, a place where the horizon stretches endlessly, inviting contemplation and a deep connection to the rhythms of the natural world. The very texture of the soil, dark and rich, speaks of generations who have worked this ground, their lives interwoven with the seasons. The story of Yale is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its agricultural heritage. Once a vital stop along the railroad, its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding farmland, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity. While the echo of steam engines has faded, the grain elevators still stand as sentinels, silent witnesses to the continuous flow of harvest. Local traditions, perhaps less visible now but deeply felt, once marked the turning of seasons with community gatherings and shared labor, a testament to a time when neighborly interdependence was the very currency of survival. The simple, unhurried pace of life in Yale allows for moments of quiet observation, where the flight of a hawk across the immense sky or the murmur of wind through the tall prairie grasses can become the day's most significant event.
Live animated radar for Yale 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Yale, Guthrie County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.776653°N, 94.358022°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50277 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Yale, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yale, 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 Yale includes coordinates 41.776653°N, 94.358022°W, situated in Guthrie County. ZIP code 50277. 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. 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.
