Churdan, Iowa Weather
Churdan, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Churdan, Greene County.
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About Churdan, Iowa
Churdan sits upon the rolling plains of western Iowa, a landscape defined by vast, cultivated fields that stretch to the horizon, their green and gold hues shifting with the seasons. It lies 44.6 miles west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-north-east of Scranton. The air here carries the dry, sweet scent of ripening corn and rich soil, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the wide sky in shades of bruised plum and soft apricot. The land itself is a testament to patient agriculture, marked by gentle swells and shallow valleys that guide the eye across its expansive canvas, a quietude broken only by the distant rumble of a tractor or the whisper of wind through the tall grasses lining the country roads. The houses, predominantly modest and well-kept, cluster together with a sense of shared purpose, their porches often occupied by residents watching the day’s slow surrender to twilight. The history of Churdan is intrinsically tied to the fertile earth it occupies, its founding a reflection of the westward expansion and the promise of agricultural prosperity that drew settlers to this part of Greene County. The local economy, predictably, remains rooted in the land, with grain farming and livestock production forming the bedrock of its sustenance, a tradition passed down through generations. The grain elevator, a prominent silhouette against the sky, stands as a silent sentinel to this enduring connection, a hub of activity during harvest and a quiet marker of the town's economic heartbeat throughout the year. Churdan’s character is one of quiet resilience, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun and the soil, and where the strongest bonds are often forged through shared labor and the understanding that comes from living in close proximity to nature’s enduring cycles.
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| Location | Churdan, Greene County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.151926°N, 94.474417°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50050 |
| Area Code | 515 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Churdan, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Churdan, 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 Churdan includes coordinates 42.151926°N, 94.474417°W, situated in Greene County. ZIP code 50050. 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. 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.
