Clare, Iowa Weather
Clare, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clare, Webster County.
Full aviation weather for Clare is published on the Fort Dodge Regional Airport (KFOD) page, 13 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 Clare 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 Clare: Humboldt Municipal Airport (K0K7) 18 km · Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH) 30 km · Rockwell City Municipal Airport (K2Y4) 32 km · Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (KEAG) 38 km · Webster City Municipal Airport (KEBS) 42 km
Conditions reported at KFOD describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clare specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clare.
About Clare, Iowa
Clare, a quiet collection of buildings, breathes the wide-open Iowa sky. It lies 53.2 miles north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 316°T), and is situated 11.0 miles north-west of Fort Dodge. Fields of corn and soybeans, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds, stretch to the horizon, their stalks rustling secrets on the prairie wind. The land here, gently rolling but fundamentally flat, offers unobstructed views where the sky feels immense, an infinite canvas painted with the soft hues of morning mist or the fiery drama of sunset. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and the sweet perfume of ripening grain, a tangible presence that settles on the skin like a whisper. Clare is a place where the horizon feels not like a boundary, but an invitation. The history of Clare is deeply tied to the rich agricultural heartland of Webster County, its economy still anchored by the steady rhythm of planting and harvest. For generations, the fertile soil has sustained families, providing a livelihood as honest and enduring as the land itself. While not a hub of industry, Clare has seen its share of the quiet persistence that characterizes rural Iowa life. Its story is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people, a testament to a life lived in close communion with the seasons and the earth. The gentle hum of tractors in the distance, a constant lullaby, speaks of a tradition carried forward, a legacy rooted in the very ground beneath your feet.
Live animated radar for Clare 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 | Clare, Webster County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.587195°N, 94.345524°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50524 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clare, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clare, 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 Clare includes coordinates 42.587195°N, 94.345524°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 50524. 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.
