Bayard, Iowa Weather
Bayard, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bayard, Guthrie County.
Full aviation weather for Bayard is published on the Guthrie County Regional Airport (KGCT) page, 21 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 Bayard 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 Bayard: Jefferson Municipal Airport (KEFW) 25 km · Arthur N Neu Airport (KCIN) 29 km · Perry Municipal Airport (KPRO) 33 km · Audubon County Airport (KADU) 34 km · Greenfield Municipal Airport (KGFZ) 59 km
Conditions reported at KGCT describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bayard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bayard.
About Bayard, Iowa
Bayard unfolds across the rolling, cultivated plains of Iowa, a landscape etched by the slow, deliberate work of agriculture. It lies 38.5 miles west-north-west of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 296°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east-south-east of Coon Rapids. The land here breathes a vast, open sky, a canvas where clouds drift like forgotten thoughts and the sun, especially at dusk, spills a honeyed light over fields of ripening corn and soybeans. The terrain, gently undulating, gives way to broad, shallow valleys, the skeletal remains of ancient glacial activity, now smoothed and softened by generations of farming. The air carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil, mingling with the faint, sweet perfume of distant blossoms in the warmer months, a subtle testament to the persistent life that thrives here. The story of Bayard is tied to the railroads that once stitched these prairie towns together, a testament to the westward expansion and the ambition of those who sought to tame this fertile ground. Its economy, deeply rooted in the rich black soil, still revolves around the planting and harvesting of crops, a cyclical dance dictated by sun and rain. You can feel the quiet hum of this agricultural heartbeat, a steady, unhurried pulse that defines the rhythm of life in Bayard. While no grand monuments mark its existence, the enduring spirit of its people, who have weathered economic shifts and the relentless march of time, is its most notable feature, a quiet strength mirroring the resilience of the land itself.
Live animated radar for Bayard 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 | Bayard, Guthrie County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.85193°N, 94.558308°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50029 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bayard, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bayard, 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 Bayard includes coordinates 41.851930°N, 94.558308°W, situated in Guthrie County. ZIP code 50029. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
