Walford, Iowa Weather
Walford, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Walford, Benton County.
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About Walford, Iowa
Walford unfurls its quiet existence across the rolling Iowa landscape, where the earth exhales the scent of freshly turned soil and the sky stretches in an almost unbroken expanse. It lies 13.3 miles south-west of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 228°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-west of Fairfax. The terrain here is a gentle choreography of broad, fertile fields, punctuated by the darker green of tree lines that trace the courses of unseen creeks and the occasional cluster of buildings that signal a homestead or a small agricultural enterprise. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, seems to pool in the hollows, lending a golden, almost drowsy quality to the air as it warms the broad leaves of corn and soybeans. The very character of Walford is one of patient growth, of roots running deep into the dark loam, mirroring the unhurried pulse of the seasons. The story of Walford is written in its agricultural heritage, a testament to generations who have coaxed sustenance from this rich earth. Its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of local prosperity, their amber waves stretching to the horizon, a familiar and comforting sight. While Walford itself may be small, its proximity to larger hubs and its connection to the broader agricultural network of Benton County mean that its lifeblood flows with the steady rhythm of planting, growing, and harvesting. The distinctive silence that often blankets the countryside, broken only by the distant hum of machinery or the call of a meadowlark, is itself a kind of landmark, a sonic signature of this place where the land and its people are inextricably bound.
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| Location | Walford, Benton County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.878338°N, 91.834624°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52351 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Walford, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walford, Iowa, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Walford includes coordinates 41.878338°N, 91.834624°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 52351. Telephone area code: 712. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
