Bernard, Iowa Weather
Bernard, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bernard, Dubuque County.
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About Bernard, Iowa
Bernard is a place where the land remembers its ancient contours, a quiet settlement cradled by the rolling hills of Dubuque County. It lies 15.6 miles south-south-west of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 213°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Cascade. The fields here are a patchwork of greens and golds, shifting with the seasons, and the air carries the scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke. Oak and hickory trees, their branches gnarled like old hands, punctuate the landscape, their leaves whispering secrets in the breeze. The streams that thread through the valleys, fed by the spring rains, run clear and cool, their banks softened by moss and ferns. Even the roads, winding and unhurried, seem to follow the natural undulations of the terrain, inviting a slower pace of life. The history of Bernard is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land. The economy here has long been tied to the soil, with generations of farmers cultivating corn, soybeans, and hay, their livelihoods dependent on the capricious generosity of the Iowa sky. The gentle hills, once perhaps home to native peoples who understood the land's rhythms intimately, now bear the marks of cultivation, the furrows a testament to human endeavor. While modern life brings its own currents, the heart of Bernard still beats with a quiet resilience, a connection to the earth that is as old as the hills themselves. The quality of light in the late afternoon, when the sun dips low and casts long shadows across the fields, holds a particular kind of peace, a golden hue that softens the edges of the world and invites reflection.
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| Location | Bernard, Dubuque County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.31223°N, 90.8318°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52032 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bernard, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bernard, 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 Bernard includes coordinates 42.312230°N, 90.831800°W, situated in Dubuque County. ZIP code 52032. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
