Bettendorf, Iowa Weather
Bettendorf, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Bettendorf, Scott County.
Full aviation weather for Bettendorf is published on the Quad City International Airport (KMLI) page, 8 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 Bettendorf 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 Bettendorf: Davenport Municipal Airport (KDVN) 11 km · Mercer County Airport (KC00) 36 km · Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI) 38 km · Muscatine Municipal Airport (KMUT) 56 km · Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMLI describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bettendorf specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Bettendorf, Iowa
Bettendorf rests on the western edge of Iowa, a place where the broad, patient Mississippi River shapes the horizon with its ceaseless flow. It lies 1.2 miles north of Moline, IL (from Moline, IL: bearing 359°T), and is situated 3.2 miles east of Davenport. The land here, softened by centuries of glacial action, rolls with a gentle, fertile grace, its fields of corn and soybeans stretching out under an immense sky that can turn from the pale, washed blue of morning to the bruised purples and oranges of dusk. The air, especially as summer deepens, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain mingled with the damp, earthy breath of the river, a constant reminder of the watery expanse that defines this edge of the American heartland. This stretch of the riverfront has long been a nexus of commerce and connection, its past intertwined with the steamboats that once plied these waters and the railroads that later followed. Bettendorf’s economy, once heavily reliant on manufacturing, has diversified, now drawing strength from technology and service industries, yet the echoes of its industrial heritage can still be felt in the sturdy, no-nonsense character of its people. The city's parks and trails, many following the river's generous curve, offer quiet invitations to contemplation, a place where the steady pulse of modern life can harmonize with the ancient, enduring song of the Mississippi.
Live animated radar for Bettendorf 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 | Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.524478°N, 90.51569°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52722 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bettendorf, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bettendorf, 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 Bettendorf includes coordinates 41.524478°N, 90.515690°W, situated in Scott County. ZIP code 52722. 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. 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.
