Bayard, Iowa Weather
Bayard, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bayard, Guthrie County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
