Buckeye, Iowa Weather
Buckeye, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buckeye, Hardin County.
Full aviation weather for Buckeye is published on the Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (KIFA) page, 10 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 Buckeye 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 Buckeye: Hampton Municipal Airport (KHPT) 36 km · Webster City Municipal Airport (KEBS) 41 km · Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV) 48 km · Marshalltown Municipal Airport (KMIW) 51 km · Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW) 52 km
Conditions reported at KIFA describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buckeye specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buckeye.
About Buckeye, Iowa
Buckeye, Iowa, exhales a quietude that settles deep into the bones of the land. It lies 29.3 miles north-north-east of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 25°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-west of Iowa Falls. The horizon here is a broad, patient sweep of cultivated earth, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybean fields stitched with the darker greens of windbreak trees. The soil, a rich, dark loam, holds the memory of ancient seas and the steady work of generations. Roads, unpaved and often softened by summer rain, weave between farmsteads, each a small kingdom unto itself, marked by silos that stand like sentinels against the immense Iowa sky. The air itself carries a certain clarity, especially in the late afternoon, when the sun dips low, casting long, amber shadows that stretch across the furrows, lending a soft, almost velvety texture to the landscape. The history of Buckeye is tied to the fertile soil and the steady ambition of those who settled it. Originally established by homesteaders drawn to the promise of agricultural prosperity, the area has long relied on the bounty of its land. The local economy remains deeply rooted in farming, with grain elevators serving as the silent, enduring hubs of commerce, their metal hulls glinting under the sun. While the grand pronouncements of industry are absent, there is a distinct character to Buckeye, a resilience forged in the cycles of planting and harvest. Small, independent businesses, often family-run, provide the essentials, and the gentle hum of tractors on a summer evening is the dominant soundscape, a testament to the enduring spirit of this place.
Live animated radar for Buckeye 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Buckeye, Hardin County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.417204°N, 93.374929°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50006, 50043 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buckeye, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buckeye, 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 Buckeye includes coordinates 42.417204°N, 93.374929°W, situated in Hardin County. ZIP code 50006, 50043. Telephone area code: 515. 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.
