Bonaparte, Iowa Weather
Bonaparte, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bonaparte, Van Buren County.
Full aviation weather for Bonaparte is published on the Keosauqua Municipal Airport (K6K9) page, 13 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 Bonaparte 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 Bonaparte: Kahoka Municipal Airport (K0H7) 32 km · Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ) 37 km · Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW) 40 km · Keokuk Municipal Airport (KEOK) 41 km · Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFFL) 42 km
Conditions reported at K6K9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bonaparte specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bonaparte.
About Bonaparte, Iowa
Bonaparte rests in a valley where the Des Moines River winds, its waters a deep, silken ribbon reflecting the vast Iowa sky. It lies 38.8 miles south-east of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 125°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east-south-east of Keosauqua. The land here is a mosaic of fertile fields, stitched with the darker green of timbered ridges that rise with a gentle insistence, guarding the quiet settlement. Barns, weathered to a soft, silvery grey, stand sentinel against the horizon, their silhouettes stark and true in the clear, wide light that spills across the countryside. The air itself carries a scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, a breath of the enduring rural heart that beats at the core of Bonaparte. This place remembers the passage of steamboats, a fleeting era when the Des Moines River pulsed with the commerce of a burgeoning nation, carrying grain and goods to distant ports. Bonaparte, once a hub for milling and manufacturing, now finds its rhythm in agriculture, the fields yielding corn and soybeans that stretch to the vanishing point. The old grist mill, a sturdy stone structure by the river, still stands as a silent witness to the industry that once defined this locale, its presence a tangible link to the generations who shaped Bonaparte's character. The quiet hum of daily life, punctuated by the rumble of tractors and the distant calls of birds, speaks of a community that cherishes its roots and the simple, enduring beauty of its riverside setting.
Live animated radar for Bonaparte 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 | Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.698087°N, 91.803223°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52620 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bonaparte, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bonaparte, 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 Bonaparte includes coordinates 40.698087°N, 91.803223°W, situated in Van Buren County. ZIP code 52620. 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.
