Zearing, Iowa Weather
Zearing, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Zearing, Story County.
Full aviation weather for Zearing is published on the Marshalltown Municipal Airport (KMIW) page, 32 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 Zearing 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 Zearing: Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW) 33 km · Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (KIFA) 34 km · Boone Municipal Airport (KBNW) 47 km · Webster City Municipal Airport (KEBS) 56 km · Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV) 57 km
Conditions reported at KMIW describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Zearing specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Zearing.
About Zearing, Iowa
Zearing rests on a gentle swell of Iowa land, a place where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels immense, a vast canvas painted with the shifting hues of dawn and dusk. It lies 18.7 miles east-north-east of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south of Hubbard. The landscape is a quilt of cultivated fields, their straight lines and ordered patterns a quiet testament to the human hand working with the fertile earth, interspersed with the deeper greens of pasture and the occasional stand of trees, their branches reaching towards the sun. The air here carries the scent of freshly turned soil after a spring rain, a clean, earthy perfume that mingles with the distant hum of farm equipment, a constant, reassuring pulse. Evenings can bring a stillness that settles deep, broken only by the chirping chorus of crickets and the low murmur of wind rustling through prairie grasses, a sound that seems to whisper secrets of the land itself. The story of Zearing is one of agricultural roots, a heritage deeply embedded in the rich black soil that has sustained generations of farmers. Its economy, like much of Story County, is intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its livelihood, their golden and green stalks swaying in the summer breeze. This enduring connection to agriculture has shaped the character of Zearing, fostering a sense of quiet resilience and a deep respect for the cycles of nature. While not a hub of bustling industry, the town’s distinctive charm lies in its unpretentious simplicity, its residents living a life paced by the seasons and the steady work of the farm, a rhythm that has defined Zearing for decades.
Live animated radar for Zearing 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 | Zearing, Story County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.161097°N, 93.29715°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50278 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zearing, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zearing, 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 Zearing includes coordinates 42.161097°N, 93.297150°W, situated in Story County. ZIP code 50278. 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.
