Zwingle, Iowa Weather
Zwingle, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Zwingle, Dubuque County.
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About Zwingle, Iowa
Zwingle rests in a fold of Dubuque County, where the land sighs and dips with the persistence of ancient glaciers. It lies 14.1 miles south of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 185°T), and is situated 15.9 miles north of Maquoketa. The fields here are not flat, but rather a rumpled quilt of green and gold, stitched together by hedgerows that hum with unseen life. Oak and maple trees, their branches gnarled like the hands of storytellers, punctuate the rolling terrain, casting shifting shadows that lengthen and deepen as the day progresses. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of drying hay, a promise of harvest and a stillness that settles over the landscape like a soft blanket. The drainage ditches, carved by water's patient work, snake through the pastures, their banks often fringed with Queen Anne's Lace, a delicate white lace against the rich brown earth. The story of Zwingle is one etched in the soil and the perseverance of its people, a testament to the agricultural heart of this region. For generations, families have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its fertile, undulating embrace. The local economy, once heavily reliant on dairy farming, now sees a diversification, with crops like corn and soybeans dominating the expansive fields that climb and descend the hillsides. While Zwingle itself is small, its character is defined by the enduring spirit of its rural setting, a place where the changing seasons dictate the rhythm of life, and the quiet dignity of hard work is a deeply ingrained tradition. The occasional glint of sunlight on a distant silo, or the lowing of cattle across a valley, are the subtle markers of a life lived in close communion with the land.
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| Location | Zwingle, Dubuque County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.297789°N, 90.687631°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52079 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zwingle, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zwingle, 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 Zwingle includes coordinates 42.297789°N, 90.687631°W, situated in Dubuque County. ZIP code 52079. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
