Independence, IA Weather Forecast
Buchanan County, Iowa
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Independence, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Independence, IA at a glance
Independence is home to about 6,188 people in Buchanan County, across 6 square miles. It ranks 66th by population of 139 places in Iowa with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Jesup, 8 miles away.
- County
- Buchanan County
- Population
- 6,188 2023 est.
- Land area
- 6 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,027
- Forecast point
- 42.4622°N, 91.9032°W
How well can the network see Independence?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDVN (Davenport, IA), to the SE. Its lowest scan passes about 8,200 ft above Independence. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Independence looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is KIIB (Independence Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Independence
- Jesup, IA8 mi
- Oelwein, IA14 mi
- Evansdale, IA19 mi
- Center Point, IA20 mi
- Vinton, IA22 mi
- Manchester, IA23 mi
- Waterloo, IA23 mi
- Hudson, IA28 mi
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