Glenwood, Iowa Weather
Glenwood, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Glenwood, Mills County.
Full aviation weather for Glenwood is published on the Offutt Air Force Base (KOFF) page, 16 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. 4 airfields within reach of Glenwood 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 Glenwood: Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (KCBF) 24 km · Eppley Airfield (KOMA) 31 km · Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) 41 km
Conditions reported at KOFF describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glenwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Glenwood, Iowa
Glenwood sprawls across rolling Iowa terrain, where the land dips and rises with a quiet confidence, sculpted by millennia of wind and water. It lies 9.9 miles south-east of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 129°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east-north-east of Plattsmouth. The very air here seems to carry the scent of ripening corn and freshly turned earth, a testament to the fertile soil that defines this corner of Mills County. Fields of soybeans shimmer like emerald carpets under the vast, often dramatic, Iowa sky, broken only by the occasional cluster of mature oak trees that stand as stoic sentinels against the horizon. The Glenwood Cemetery, a peaceful expanse overlooking the valley, whispers of generations who have called this place home, their stories etched not in stone, but in the enduring contours of the land itself. The history of Glenwood is deeply interwoven with the agricultural spirit of the Midwest, its roots reaching back to hardy pioneers who saw potential in these fertile plains. For decades, the local economy has been anchored by farming, the rhythms of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. While the landscape speaks of agrarian traditions, the town itself has seen its share of industry, with the former sugar beet processing plant leaving its own indelible mark, a reminder of boom times and changing fortunes. Today, the familiar sight of grain elevators reaching towards the heavens serves as a constant reminder of the enduring importance of agriculture, while the quiet hum of local businesses speaks to a resilient community that continues to cultivate its future.
Live animated radar for Glenwood 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 | Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.046944°N, 95.742506°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51534 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glenwood, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glenwood, 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 Glenwood includes coordinates 41.046944°N, 95.742506°W, situated in Mills County. ZIP code 51534. 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.
