Henderson, Iowa Weather
Henderson, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Henderson, Mills County.
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About Henderson, Iowa
Henderson unfolds across gently rolling farmland, a landscape softened by the persistent caress of wind and sun. It lies 23.9 miles east-south-east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 110°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south of Carson. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon often smudged by distant clouds, their stalks whispering secrets to the breeze. The land here is a study in muted greens and golds, broken only by the darker, richer loam of freshly plowed earth or the shadowed veins of tree lines bordering the occasional creek bed. The sky above Henderson is vast, an ever-present dome that shifts through an astonishing palette of blues, grays, and fiery oranges as day gives way to dusk, painting the quiet expanse with an almost spiritual luminescence. This corner of Mills County, Iowa, bears the imprint of generations who have coaxed sustenance from its fertile soil. The local economy, like the land itself, is fundamentally agricultural, a testament to the enduring cycles of planting and harvest that define life here. While farming remains the bedrock, the quiet hum of small businesses supports the daily needs of Henderson's residents, a network of services and shops that serve as the village’s gentle heartbeat. The history of Henderson is etched not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its homes and the collective memory of its people, a quiet continuity that has weathered the passage of time.
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| Location | Henderson, Mills County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.140551°N, 95.43111°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51541 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Henderson, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Henderson, 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 Henderson includes coordinates 41.140551°N, 95.431110°W, situated in Mills County. ZIP code 51541. 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. 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.
