Beaver, Iowa Weather
Beaver, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Beaver, Boone County.
Full aviation weather for Beaver is published on the Jefferson Municipal Airport (KEFW) page, 17 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 Beaver 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 Beaver: Perry Municipal Airport (KPRO) 23 km · Boone Municipal Airport (KBNW) 24 km · Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW) 43 km · Guthrie County Regional Airport (KGCT) 46 km · Webster City Municipal Airport (KEBS) 50 km
Conditions reported at KEFW describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Beaver specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Beaver.
About Beaver, Iowa
Beaver rests in a broad, gently rolling expanse of Iowa farmland, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky often feels vast enough to hold all of creation. It lies 26.8 miles west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 271°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west of Ogden. The land here is a patient canvas of cultivated fields, punctuated by the darker greens of tree lines that follow the subtle contours of the earth, hinting at hidden creeks and drainage ditches. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, buttery shadows across the corn and soybean rows, imbuing the landscape with a quiet, golden luminescence that settles over the quiet roads and farmsteads. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and the distant whisper of growing things, a testament to the land's enduring fertility. The history of Beaver is written in the patterns of agriculture that have shaped this region for generations, a story of pioneers who found fertile ground and the enduring spirit of those who continued to work it. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the bounty of the soil, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels along the railway lines, testament to the constant flow of harvests. While no single grand landmark defines Beaver, its distinctiveness lies in the collective hum of everyday life, the steady work of farmers, the quiet commerce in the local general store, and the shared understanding of a community that draws its character from the honest labor and the open, unpretentious sky. The rhythm of life in Beaver is measured by the seasons and the turning of the earth, a slow, deliberate pulse that resonates with the deep, quiet strength of the prairie.
Live animated radar for Beaver 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 | Beaver, Boone County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.038315°N, 94.142182°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50031, 50212 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Beaver, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Beaver, 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 Beaver includes coordinates 42.038315°N, 94.142182°W, situated in Boone County. ZIP code 50031, 50212. 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.
