Blanchard, Iowa Weather
Blanchard, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blanchard, Page County.
Full aviation weather for Blanchard is published on the Gould Peterson Municipal Airport (KK57) page, 19 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 Blanchard 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 Blanchard: Schenck Field (KICL) 23 km · Shenandoah Municipal Airport (KSDA) 25 km · Northwest Missouri Regional Airport (KEVU) 36 km · Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) 48 km · Farington Field (K01) 52 km
Conditions reported at KK57 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Blanchard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Blanchard.
About Blanchard, Iowa
Blanchard lies in a broad, fertile expanse where the land rolls gently, hinting at the ancient forces that shaped the Iowa plains. It lies 52.0 miles south-east of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 138°T), and is situated 14.8 miles south-west of Clarinda. The horizon stretches wide, a canvas for the shifting moods of the sky, and the air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn. Fields of emerald and gold undulate towards distant tree lines, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn and the silver glint of farm equipment catching the sun. Evenings here can be particularly arresting, as the sun dips low, casting long, Vermeer-like shadows that deepen the furrows and lend a hushed, almost sacred quality to the open country. The quiet is profound, broken only by the hum of distant tractors or the call of a hawk circling high above. The history of Blanchard is interwoven with the agricultural heart of Page County, a place built on the enduring rhythm of the seasons and the diligence of its inhabitants. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established a community that has always looked to the earth for its sustenance and prosperity. The local economy remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the bounty harvested each year. While modern advancements have altered the landscape, a sense of continuity persists, a quiet pride in the generations who have worked this land. There's a palpable sense of community, a shared understanding forged through shared labor and the enduring spirit of rural life.
Live animated radar for Blanchard 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 | Blanchard, Page County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.579162°N, 95.221647°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51630 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blanchard, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blanchard, 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 Blanchard includes coordinates 40.579162°N, 95.221647°W, situated in Page County. ZIP code 51630. Telephone area code: 641. 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.
