Callender, Iowa Weather
Callender, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Callender, Webster County.
Full aviation weather for Callender is published on the Fort Dodge Regional Airport (KFOD) page, 23 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 Callender 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 Callender: Rockwell City Municipal Airport (K2Y4) 27 km · Webster City Municipal Airport (KEBS) 36 km · Jefferson Municipal Airport (KEFW) 39 km · Humboldt Municipal Airport (K0K7) 42 km · Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (KEAG) 50 km
Conditions reported at KFOD describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Callender specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Callender.
About Callender, Iowa
Callender, a quiet settlement in Webster County, breathes the wide Iowa sky, its low-slung buildings clustered against a horizon that seems to stretch into forever. It lies 41.3 miles west-north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 303°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north of Gowrie. The land here is a patient canvas of fertile soil, gently rolling in broad, sweeping strokes that catch the sun in a thousand different hues. Fields of corn and soybeans, in their emerald and gold stages, march in orderly rows, punctuated by the darker, richer earth that promises future harvests. A lone water tower stands sentinel, its metal skin shimmering under the vast, ever-shifting cloudscapes, a silent witness to the slow, steady pulse of the prairie. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and distant, blooming clover, especially potent on a warm afternoon when the cicadas begin their insistent hum. This is a place where the echoes of agricultural endeavor are the strongest music, a legacy built on the back of honest work and the bounty of the land. Callender's story is written in the grain elevators that punctuate the skyline, monuments to a robust past centered on the cultivation and transport of crops. The local economy, though modest, remains firmly rooted in the rich earth, with farming still the dominant force, its rhythm dictating the ebb and flow of daily life. While no grand landmarks draw throngs, the simple dignity of the weathered barns and the well-kept farmsteads speak of generations who have shaped this corner of Iowa. The evenings here often bring a special kind of light, a soft, buttery glow that washes over the fields, softening the sharp edges of the day and lending a hushed, contemplative beauty to Callender.
Live animated radar for Callender 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 | Callender, Webster County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.361919°N, 94.2958°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50523 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Callender, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Callender, 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 Callender includes coordinates 42.361919°N, 94.295800°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 50523. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
