Malvern, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Malvern, Mills County.
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Malvern unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of wind and water, where the broad, fertile plains of southwestern Iowa gently give way to a terrain that whispers of ancient riverbeds and the slow, persistent sculpting of the earth. It lies 18.4 miles east-south-east of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 120°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east-south-east of Glenwood. The sky here is a vast, ever-present canvas, often painted with the soft, diffused light of late afternoon that casts long shadows across fields of ripening corn and soybeans, their emerald hues deepening to a rich olive as the day wanes. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, sweet scent of turned soil and the subtle perfume of prairie wildflowers, a fragrance that seems to cling to everything, from the weathered wood of farmhouses to the very dust motes dancing in the sunbeams that pierce the occasional cluster of oak and elm. The story of Malvern is one of resilience and quiet industry, born from the fertile soil that has sustained generations of Iowans. Its origins are tied to the westward expansion, a place where settlers found opportunity in the rich agricultural land, establishing a community that would come to rely on the bounty of the earth. The local economy, long anchored by farming, still hums with the rhythm of planting and harvest, though the nearby presence of larger agricultural processing facilities hints at a broader reach. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring character of Malvern is evident in its well-maintained homes, the sturdy brick buildings that hint at past prosperity, and the steadfast spirit of its people, who understand the deep, abiding connection between their lives and the land that cradles them.
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| Location | Malvern, Mills County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.002776°N, 95.585278°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51551 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Malvern, 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 Malvern includes coordinates 41.002776°N, 95.585278°W, situated in Mills County. ZIP code 51551. 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.