Walnut, Iowa Weather
Walnut, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Walnut, Pottawattamie County.
Full aviation weather for Walnut is published on the Harlan Municipal Airport (KHNR) page, 15 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 Walnut 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 Walnut: Atlantic Municipal Airport (KAIO) 16 km · Woodbine Municipal Airport (K3Y4) 48 km · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (KCBF) 51 km · Red Oak Municipal Airport (KRDK) 52 km · Denison Municipal Airport (KDNS) 58 km
Conditions reported at KHNR describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Walnut specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Walnut.
About Walnut, Iowa
Walnut lies in the gentle swell of western Iowa's agricultural heartland, a place where the horizon stretches wide under an immense sky. It lies 36.3 miles east-north-east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east of Avoca. The land here is a study in subtle contours, the rich, dark soil yielding to broad, cultivated fields that ripple like an ocean of green and gold under the sun’s gaze. Ancient trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, stand sentinel along the infrequent, winding roads, their leaves a vibrant emerald in the summer and a fiery spectacle in autumn. The air itself often carries the clean, earthy scent of freshly tilled earth or the sweet perfume of ripening corn, a constant reminder of the land’s generous bounty. The history of Walnut is deeply entwined with the very soil it occupies, a narrative shaped by the pioneers who first broke ground and the railroads that later brought prosperity. The local economy, for generations, has been anchored in agriculture, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its enduring prosperity, their golden abundance a testament to the hard work and dedication of its residents. The distinctive character of Walnut is also marked by its German heritage, a legacy that can still be felt in the sturdy architecture and the warm, welcoming spirit of its people. A notable landmark, the Walnut Creek State Recreation Area, offers a natural respite, its wooded trails and quiet waters a place for reflection and a gentle echo of the wilder past that once dominated this prairie landscape.
Live animated radar for Walnut 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 | Walnut, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.47749°N, 95.22194°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51577 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Walnut, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walnut, 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 Walnut includes coordinates 41.477490°N, 95.221940°W, situated in Pottawattamie County. ZIP code 51577. 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.
