Churdan, Iowa Weather
Churdan, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Churdan, Greene County.
Full aviation weather for Churdan is published on the Jefferson Municipal Airport (KEFW) page, 19 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 Churdan 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 Churdan: Arthur N Neu Airport (KCIN) 28 km · Rockwell City Municipal Airport (K2Y4) 29 km · Perry Municipal Airport (KPRO) 44 km · Sac City Municipal Airport (KSKI) 49 km · Fort Dodge Regional Airport (KFOD) 50 km
Conditions reported at KEFW describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Churdan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Churdan.
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.
Live animated radar for Churdan 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
