Modale, Iowa Weather
Modale, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Modale, Harrison County.
Full aviation weather for Modale is published on the Tekamah Municipal Airport (KTQE) page, 21 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 Modale 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 Modale: Blair Executive Airport (KBTA) 24 km · Woodbine Municipal Airport (K3Y4) 30 km · Eppley Airfield (KOMA) 36 km · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (KCBF) 45 km · Fremont Municipal Airport (KFET) 46 km
Conditions reported at KTQE describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Modale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Modale.
About Modale, Iowa
Modale is a place where the land itself seems to hum with a quiet contentment, a gentle swell of earth that rolls toward the horizon under a sky that can shift from the deepest indigo of dusk to the sharp, clear blue of midday. It lies 25.2 miles north of Omaha, NE (from Omaha, NE: bearing 351°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-east of Blair. The agricultural fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, are bordered by the sturdy, wind-sculpted trees that mark the boundaries of property and memory. Here, the air carries the scent of freshly tilled soil and the distant whisper of passing grain trucks, a constant reminder of the land's enduring purpose. The character of Modale is one of understated resilience, a quiet dignity held in the weathered barns and the neat rows of houses that face the open country. The history of Modale is intimately tied to the fertile ground it occupies, a legacy of homesteaders who sought prosperity in the rich loam of Harrison County. Its economy, then and now, is anchored in agriculture, with generations of families tending the crops that feed a nation, their lives measured by the turning of seasons and the bounty of the harvest. While Modale may not boast grand monuments, its distinctive character lies in the subtle narratives of its past: the faint echo of steam engines that once plied nearby rails, the enduring spirit of a community built on hard work and neighborly support, and the simple, profound beauty of a landscape shaped by both nature and human endeavor.
Live animated radar for Modale 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 | Modale, Harrison County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.619713°N, 96.011956°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51556 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Modale, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Modale, 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 Modale includes coordinates 41.619713°N, 96.011956°W, situated in Harrison County. ZIP code 51556. 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.
