Barnum, Iowa Weather
Barnum, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Barnum, Webster County.
Full aviation weather for Barnum is published on the Fort Dodge Regional Airport (KFOD) page, 15 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 Barnum 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 Barnum: Rockwell City Municipal Airport (K2Y4) 25 km · Humboldt Municipal Airport (K0K7) 27 km · Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH) 35 km · Webster City Municipal Airport (KEBS) 41 km · Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (KEAG) 43 km
Conditions reported at KFOD describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barnum specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Barnum.
About Barnum, Iowa
Barnum, Iowa, rests gently on the rolling plains, a place where the horizon seems to stretch into forever, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of farmsteads. It lies 50.2 miles north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 311°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east of Manson. The land here is a rich, dark loam, yielding to the persistent efforts of those who coax sustenance from its depths, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart of this region. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch in vast, verdant carpets, their orderly rows whispering secrets to the prairie wind that sweeps across the open country. A few scattered groves of trees offer islands of shade, their branches reaching towards the immense Iowa sky, a sky that can shift from a brilliant, cloud-dusted blue to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a coming storm with startling speed. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and the sweet perfume of ripening crops, a fragrance that clings to everything and defines the very essence of Barnum. The history of Barnum is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the steady rhythm of its agricultural economy. This is a place shaped by generations of farmers who understood the land's temper and its bounty, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, much like the land itself, thrives on the produce of the surrounding farms, a steady flow of grain and livestock finding its way to market. While Barnum may not boast famous universities or bustling metropolises, it possesses a distinctive character, a quiet resilience born from its connection to the earth. The pace of life here is dictated by the sun and seasons, a gentle cadence that allows for the simple pleasures of neighborly conversation over a fence or the shared experience of watching the sun dip below the vast, open western sky, casting long, dancing shadows across the fields of Barnum.
Live animated radar for Barnum 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 | Barnum, Webster County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.508584°N, 94.365247°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50518 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barnum, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barnum, 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 Barnum includes coordinates 42.508584°N, 94.365247°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 50518. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
