Silver City, Iowa Weather
Silver City, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Silver City, Mills County.
Full aviation weather for Silver City is published on the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (KCBF) page, 19 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 Silver City 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 Silver City: Offutt Air Force Base (KOFF) 23 km · Eppley Airfield (KOMA) 30 km · Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) 34 km · Harlan Municipal Airport (KHNR) 58 km · Atlantic Municipal Airport (KAIO) 59 km
Conditions reported at KCBF describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Silver City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Silver City.
About Silver City, Iowa
Silver City settles into the rolling landscape of southwestern Iowa, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the wind. It lies 13.3 miles east of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 97°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-east of Glenwood. The terrain here is characterized by broad, fertile plains that gently slope and then rise again, a topography shaped by the patient work of water over eons. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled blankets under an enormous sky, their green and gold hues shifting with the changing light. The air often carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil, especially after a spring rain, and the sunsets can paint the western horizon in hues of bruised plum and pale apricot, a quiet spectacle that stills the day. The character of Silver City is one of unpretentious endurance, a community that has weathered the seasons and the economic tides with a steady, unassuming presence. The history of Silver City is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heartland it inhabits, a story of pioneers who saw potential in these fertile soils. Though the name might evoke images of mineral wealth, its prosperity was always rooted in the earth’s bounty, with farming and related industries forming the backbone of its local economy for generations. This quiet corner of Mills County has seen its share of boom and bust cycles, mirroring the fortunes of agriculture, but a resilient spirit persists. The town’s distinctive character is perhaps best observed in the unhurried pace of everyday life, where conversations might drift from the weather to the crops, and the shared understanding of a rural existence binds its residents. There are no grand monuments here, but the enduring presence of well-kept farmsteads and the quiet hum of activity during harvest season speak volumes about the enduring legacy of Silver City.
Live animated radar for Silver City 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 | Silver City, Mills County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.113331°N, 95.637226°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51571 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Silver City, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Silver City, 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 Silver City includes coordinates 41.113331°N, 95.637226°W, situated in Mills County. ZIP code 51571. 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.
