Underwood, Iowa Weather
Underwood, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Underwood, Pottawattamie County.
Full aviation weather for Underwood is published on the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (KCBF) page, 16 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 Underwood 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 Underwood: Eppley Airfield (KOMA) 20 km · Offutt Air Force Base (KOFF) 36 km · Harlan Municipal Airport (KHNR) 36 km · Woodbine Municipal Airport (K3Y4) 39 km · Atlantic Municipal Airport (KAIO) 53 km
Conditions reported at KCBF describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Underwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Underwood.
About Underwood, Iowa
Underwood rests in a landscape of gentle swells, the land here rolling with the quiet persistence of ancient glaciers. It lies 12.9 miles north-east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 48°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south-west of Neola. Fields of corn and soybeans, segmented by the clean lines of fence posts and the occasional stand of cottonwood, stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the entire sky. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, sun-warmed scent of earth and ripening grain, a tangible presence that settles over the scattered farmsteads and the modest collection of buildings that form Underwood itself. The land breathes with a slow, agricultural cadence, punctuated by the distant rumble of a tractor or the sharp call of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Underwood is written in the careful cultivation of this fertile land, its economy deeply rooted in the cyclical bounty of the prairie. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil, established a community that has always looked to the harvest for its sustenance. While no grand monuments mark its past, the sturdy grain elevators, standing sentinel against the vast openness, speak of a prosperity built on wheat and corn, and the ongoing enterprise of agriculture continues to define Underwood. The town itself, a cluster of businesses serving the surrounding farms, possesses a straightforward charm, a place where life moves with a practical, grounded rhythm, reflecting the enduring spirit of those who have made their lives in this part of Pottawattamie County.
Live animated radar for Underwood 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 | Underwood, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.386939°N, 95.676674°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51576 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Underwood, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Underwood, 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 Underwood includes coordinates 41.386939°N, 95.676674°W, situated in Pottawattamie County. ZIP code 51576. 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.
