McClelland, Iowa Weather
McClelland, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McClelland, Pottawattamie County.
Full aviation weather for McClelland is published on the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (KCBF) page, 10 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 McClelland 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 McClelland: Eppley Airfield (KOMA) 18 km · Offutt Air Force Base (KOFF) 30 km · Harlan Municipal Airport (KHNR) 40 km · Woodbine Municipal Airport (K3Y4) 45 km · Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) 50 km
Conditions reported at KCBF describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McClelland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McClelland.
About McClelland, Iowa
McClelland rests on a broad, fertile plain, its fields stretching out like a rumpled quilt under an immense Iowa sky. It lies 10.3 miles east-north-east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 63°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-north-west of Treynor. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rise and fall that guides the eye toward the distant horizon, where the hazy blue of the atmosphere meets the deeper green of cultivated crops. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and ripening corn, a fragrance that clings to the senses long after one has left the open country. The very character of McClelland is shaped by this expansive terrain, by the quiet persistence of agriculture that has long defined its existence. This place, McClelland, has always been tied to the bounty of the soil, its history interwoven with the ebb and flow of farming seasons and the steady, enduring spirit of its inhabitants. The local economy, much like its geography, is characterized by a grounded resilience, relying on the cultivation of grains and livestock that have sustained generations. Though small in scale, McClelland possesses a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring human endeavor to coax life and sustenance from the rich earth. The occasional grain elevator, a sentinel against the vastness, stands as a silent monument to this ongoing agricultural narrative, a symbol of the collective effort that has always been the heartbeat of McClelland.
Live animated radar for McClelland 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 | McClelland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.32944°N, 95.683896°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51548 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McClelland, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McClelland, 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 McClelland includes coordinates 41.329440°N, 95.683896°W, situated in Pottawattamie County. ZIP code 51548. 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.
