West Branch, IA Weather Forecast
Cedar County, Iowa
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for West Branch, 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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West Branch, IA at a glance
West Branch is home to about 2,754 people in Cedar County, across 2.6 square miles. It ranks 130th by population of 139 places in Iowa with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is West Liberty, 8 miles away.
- County
- Cedar County
- Population
- 2,754 2023 est.
- Land area
- 2.6 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,071
- Forecast point
- 41.6662°N, 91.3442°W
How well can the network see West Branch?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDVN (Davenport, IA), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 2,600 ft above West Branch. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. West Branch is closer to its radar than 57% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KIOW (Iowa City Muni). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near West Branch
- West Liberty, IA8 mi
- Iowa City, IA10 mi
- Solon, IA13 mi
- Coralville, IA13 mi
- Tipton, IA13 mi
- North Liberty, IA15 mi
- Tiffin, IA16 mi
- Wilton, IA17 mi
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