Walford, Iowa Weather
Walford, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Walford, Benton County.
Full aviation weather for Walford is published on the Amana Airport (KC11) page, 10 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 Walford 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 Walford: The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 10 km · Marion Airport (KC17) 30 km · Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) 36 km · Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 37 km · Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 41 km
Conditions reported at KC11 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Walford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Walford.
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.
Live animated radar for Walford 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
