Oakland, Iowa Weather
Oakland, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Pottawattamie County.
Full aviation weather for Oakland is published on the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (KCBF) page, 31 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 Oakland 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 Oakland: Harlan Municipal Airport (KHNR) 31 km · Atlantic Municipal Airport (KAIO) 31 km · Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) 35 km · Eppley Airfield (KOMA) 42 km · Offutt Air Force Base (KOFF) 48 km
Conditions reported at KCBF describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oakland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oakland.
About Oakland, Iowa
Oakland unfurls across a landscape where the earth gently rolls, a soft, green swell under a sky that seems to stretch forever. It lies 24.3 miles east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 82°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north-north-east of Carson. The fields, a patchwork of rich Iowa soil, lie quiet under the sun, punctuated by the stoic presence of farmhouses and the occasional cluster of trees that offer a fleeting shadow. As evening approaches, the light softens, bathing the horizon in a warm, golden hue that seems to linger, imbuing the air with a peaceful stillness. The silence here is not empty but full, a quiet hum of growing things and the distant murmur of life. The roots of Oakland are intertwined with the agricultural heartland, its economy historically tethered to the bounty of the land. Generations have worked these fertile plains, cultivating crops that feed the nation and raising livestock that dot the pastures like scattered pearls. The town itself, a collection of sturdy buildings and welcoming storefronts, carries the quiet dignity of a place that has endured, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people. A distinctive feature of Oakland is its unhurried rhythm, a pace that allows for contemplation and connection, where the simple act of a neighborly wave carries a profound weight.
Live animated radar for Oakland 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.30916°N, 95.396667°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50006, 51560 |
| Area Code | 515, 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakland, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 41.309160°N, 95.396667°W, situated in Pottawattamie County. ZIP code 50006, 51560. Telephone area code: 515, 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.
