Bedford, Iowa Weather
Bedford, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bedford, Taylor County.
Full aviation weather for Bedford is published on the Schenck Field (KICL) page, 26 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 Bedford 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 Bedford: Corning Municipal Airport (KCRZ) 36 km · Northwest Missouri Regional Airport (KEVU) 39 km · Creston Municipal Airport (KCSQ) 50 km · Albany Municipal Airport (K19) 55 km · Shenandoah Municipal Airport (KSDA) 59 km
Conditions reported at KICL describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bedford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bedford.
About Bedford, Iowa
Bedford unfolds across rolling Iowa farmland, where the land dips and swells like a slumbering giant. It lies 62.4 miles north of Saint Joseph, MO (from Saint Joseph, MO: bearing 6°T), and is situated 17.4 miles east-south-east of Clarinda. Fields of corn, a vibrant green in summer's embrace, stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy breath of the plains. The air here carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant, gentle pulse. The sky, a vast and ever-changing canvas, often hangs low and wide, a deep, resonant blue that swallows the afternoon sun, casting long, tender shadows across the undulating terrain. Even the wind seems to whisper secrets through the rustling leaves of scattered oaks and maples that punctuate the landscape. This corner of Taylor County has long been shaped by the rhythms of the land and the industrious spirit of its people. Agriculture remains the bedrock of Bedford’s economy, with generations of families cultivating the rich soil that yields bountiful harvests. The town’s founding echoes the pioneering drive that settled these prairies, and a quiet pride lingers in the well-kept historic buildings that line its main street, each brick a testament to resilience. While modern life has brought its conveniences, the pace in Bedford remains deliberately unhurried, allowing for neighborly chats on front porches and the simple pleasure of watching the slow, golden descent of the sun behind the western fields.
Live animated radar for Bedford 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.666932°N, 94.721358°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50833 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bedford, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bedford, 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 Bedford includes coordinates 40.666932°N, 94.721358°W, situated in Taylor County. ZIP code 50833. 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.
