Bradford, Iowa Weather
Bradford, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bradford, Franklin County.
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About Bradford, Iowa
Bradford rests in a broad, fertile basin, where the land, a deep, rich loam, rolls gently toward the horizon. It lies 36.0 miles south of Mason City, IA (from Mason City, IA: bearing 184°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north of Iowa Falls. The sky here feels immense, a vast canvas that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples and oranges of evening, casting long, soft shadows across the fields. The air carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn, a fragrance that seems to seep into the very bones of the place. Farmsteads, their white barns stark against the green and gold of cultivated acres, dot the landscape like scattered pearls, each a small world unto itself. The quiet hum of insects in the tall grass, the occasional lowing of cattle, and the rustle of leaves in the wind are the prevailing sounds, a subtle symphony of rural life. The history of Bradford is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of this region, a story of pioneers who saw the potential in this fertile prairie land. For generations, the economy has been anchored by the cultivation of corn and soybeans, crops that paint the landscape in broad strokes of emerald and ochre throughout the growing season. While the precise origins of Bradford are rooted in the agricultural boom of the late 19th century, its character has evolved with the steady pulse of rural life. There are no grand monuments here, no towering structures to draw the eye, but rather a quiet dignity in the well-kept homes and the weathered silos that stand as silent witnesses to seasons past. The local diner, with its perpetually steaming coffee pot and the murmur of familiar voices, serves as the heart of the community, a place where the day’s news is exchanged and the enduring spirit of Bradford is kept alive.
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| Location | Bradford, Franklin County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.633032°N, 93.244925°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50658, 50041, 50441 |
| Area Code | 319, 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bradford, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bradford, 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 Bradford includes coordinates 42.633032°N, 93.244925°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 50658, 50041, 50441. Telephone area code: 319, 515. 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.
