Battle Creek, Iowa Weather
Battle Creek, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Battle Creek, Ida County.
Full aviation weather for Battle Creek is published on the Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG) page, 13 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 Battle Creek 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 Battle Creek: James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) 22 km · Denison Municipal Airport (KDNS) 41 km · Storm Lake Municipal Airport (KSLB) 43 km · Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) 46 km · Sac City Municipal Airport (KSKI) 51 km
Conditions reported at KIDG describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Battle Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Battle Creek, Iowa
Battle Creek rests in a gentle hollow, where the land begins its slow, subtle roll toward the horizon. It lies 42.8 miles east-south-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 107°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west-south-west of Ida Grove. The soil, a rich, dark loam, speaks of seasons of patient cultivation, and the fields stretch out in broad, ordered swathes of corn and soybeans, their green a deep, resonant hue under the wide Iowa sky. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant, lowing call of cattle, a sound that seems to settle into the quietude. The creek itself, a meandering ribbon of water, reflects the sky with a placid, almost thoughtful gaze, its banks lined with sturdy, wind-tolerant trees that offer a dappled shade in the summer sun. The history of Battle Creek is a story told in fields and fences, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who sought to coax a living from this fertile ground. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of expansive prairies, established a community built on hard work and a shared sense of purpose. The local economy, still deeply rooted in agriculture, sees its bounty carried along the same routes that once brought supplies to fledgling homesteads. While the grand pronouncements of history might pass Battle Creek by, a quiet dignity pervades its existence, a sense of continuity found in the unchanging pattern of the seasons and the dependable flow of the creek that gives the place its name.
Live animated radar for Battle Creek and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Battle Creek, Ida County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.315544°N, 95.598614°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51006 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Battle Creek, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Battle Creek, 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 Battle Creek includes coordinates 42.315544°N, 95.598614°W, situated in Ida County. ZIP code 51006. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
