Situational Awareness

Weather Observation Networks

Weather station quality can vary by network and may not have the same degree of quality control and siting - use caution.

5 Minute NWS Observations - Change 3 or 4 letter ID at the end of the URL  |  Lookup ID on FAA by typing in city, state (e.g. Carroll, IA), which returns KCIN. Replace KDSM at the end of the URL to KCIN for Carroll.

Ambient Weather

Davis WeatherLink

IEM Currents

NetAtmo

Tempest Wx Stations

Synoptic Data

Weathercloud

Wundermap

Webcam Networks

Iowa 511 Traffic Cameras

Iowa DOT Streaming Cameras - includes the follow metro areas: Ames/Boone/Nevada, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Dubuque, I-80, Iowa City, Quad Cities,  Newton, Sioux City, Waterloo

Western Iowa   -   KCAU   |   KTIV   |   KELO   |   KIWA Radio   |   Okoboji.com   |   Lake View

Central Iowa   -   ABC5   |   KAAL   |   KCCI   |   KIMT   |   WHO   |   Clear Lake   |   Des Moines   |    Court Avenue   |   Iowa State Fairgrounds   |   Ames/CyTown   |   Forest City   |   Humboldt 

Eastern Iowa   -   KCRG   |   KGAN   |   KTVO   |   KWWL   |   KWQC   |   WHBF   |   WQAD   |   Albia  |   Waverly

Railcams

Search "iowa" on any of these YouTube pages for live webcams

Steel Highway

Trains on Demand

Virtual Railfan