Iona, Minnesota Weather
Iona, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Iona, Murray County.
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About Iona, Minnesota
Iona rests in a landscape where the earth rolls with a quiet grandeur, a tapestry of cultivated fields stretching toward horizons that seem to breathe with the vastness of the prairie sky. It lies 52.2 miles east-north-east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 61°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south-south-west of Slayton. The air here, especially in the low light of late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the promise of rain or the sun-baked dust of the roads. Farmsteads, like scattered jewels, punctuate the expanse, their silos reaching skyward as silent sentinels against the endless blue. The very character of Iona is etched in this open country, in the sturdy resilience of the land and the unwavering gaze of those who call it home. The story of Iona is one of hardy pioneers who looked upon this fertile plain and saw not emptiness, but opportunity, a place to sow seeds and build a future. Its economy, like that of many neighboring settlements, is deeply rooted in the rich soil, with agriculture forming the backbone of its existence, a continuous cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pulse of life. While no grand monuments mark its presence, the unassuming grain elevators stand as testaments to its enduring connection to the land, processing the bounty that sustains this corner of Murray County. In the quiet evenings, as the sun dips low, painting the western sky in hues of amber and rose, the simple beauty of Iona offers a profound sense of peace, a gentle reminder of enduring values.
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| Location | Iona, Murray County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 43.91552°N, 95.78418°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56141 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Iona, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Iona, Minnesota, 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 Iona includes coordinates 43.915520°N, 95.784180°W, situated in Murray County. ZIP code 56141. Telephone area code: 320. 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.
