Leando, Iowa Weather
Leando, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Leando, Van Buren County.
Full aviation weather for Leando is published on the Keosauqua Municipal Airport (K6K9) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Leando 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 Leando: Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFFL) 26 km · Bloomfield Municipal Airport (K4K6) 31 km · Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM) 43 km · Memphis Memorial Airport (K03D) 44 km · Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ) 50 km
Conditions reported at K6K9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Leando specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Leando.
About Leando, Iowa
Leando lies in a gentle embrace of rolling farmland, where the soil, a rich, dark loam, yields its bounty to the sun and the patient hand. It lies 21.2 miles south-east of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 127°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-west of Keosauqua. The landscape here is a study in soft contours, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to a horizon often brushed with the pale gold of an Iowa afternoon. Occasional stands of oak and hickory punctuate the open spaces, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to carry the very breath of the prairie. The air itself, especially in the early morning, possesses a clean, crisp quality, hinting at the dew-laden grasses and the quiet awakening of the land. The history of Leando is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent cultivation of the earth. Its economy has long been tied to the cycles of agriculture, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. While larger towns may boast bustling Main Streets, Leando carries its own quiet character, a place where neighbors still know each other's names and the passing of seasons is a shared experience. The weathered barns and farmhouses dotting the countryside are silent witnesses to generations who have worked this soil, each one adding a layer to the enduring narrative of this corner of Van Buren County.
Live animated radar for Leando 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 | Leando, Van Buren County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.833634°N, 92.088788°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52551 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leando, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leando, 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 Leando includes coordinates 40.833634°N, 92.088788°W, situated in Van Buren County. ZIP code 52551. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
