Clarinda, Iowa Weather
Clarinda, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clarinda, Page County.
Full aviation weather for Clarinda is published on the Schenck Field (KICL) page, 2 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 Clarinda 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 Clarinda: Shenandoah Municipal Airport (KSDA) 32 km · Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) 35 km · Corning Municipal Airport (KCRZ) 37 km · Gould Peterson Municipal Airport (KK57) 43 km · Northwest Missouri Regional Airport (KEVU) 44 km
Conditions reported at KICL describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clarinda specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clarinda.
About Clarinda, Iowa
Clarinda unfolds across a gentle sweep of Iowa’s rolling terrain, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 52.2 miles east-south-east of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 121°T), and is situated 17.6 miles east of Shenandoah. The sky here is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, its blues deepening into bruised purples at dusk, casting long shadows from the sturdy oaks that punctuate the fields. The air, particularly after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn, a fragrance that clings to the very essence of this landscape. The streets of Clarinda are lined with a mix of solid, brick structures and the occasional clapboard house, each bearing the marks of years lived under the wide prairie sun. Life here moves with a steady, unhurried cadence, the hum of tractors in the distance a constant, reassuring soundtrack to the daily unfolding of things. The roots of Clarinda are firmly planted in the rich agricultural heritage of Page County, a testament to generations who have coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. Its economy, historically tied to the bounty of the land, still sees the pulse of farming at its core, with the grain elevators standing as silent sentinels of this enduring industry. Beyond the fields, Clarinda has cultivated a reputation for its significant contributions to the arts, most notably as the birthplace and lifelong home of the celebrated composer Meredith Willson, whose spirit seems to echo in the town’s enduring charm. The historic Wilson Performing Arts Center, a beacon of cultural life, stands as a vibrant hub, drawing visitors and locals alike for performances and gatherings, a reminder that even in the heart of the prairie, creativity finds fertile soil.
Live animated radar for Clarinda 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 | Clarinda, Page County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.741935°N, 95.038313°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51632 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clarinda, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clarinda, 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 Clarinda includes coordinates 40.741935°N, 95.038313°W, situated in Page County. ZIP code 51632. Telephone area code: 641. 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.
