Panola, Alabama Weather
Panola, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Panola, Crenshaw County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Panola.
About Panola, Alabama
Panola rests in the rolling heart of Crenshaw County, Alabama, where the land itself seems to sigh with a gentle, fertile exhaustion under a vast, often-dramatic sky. It lies 27.8 miles south of Montgomery, AL (from Montgomery, AL: bearing 191°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-west of Sardis. The terrain here unfolds in a series of low hills, their slopes softened by the persistent green of pine and the rustle of oak, their shadows deepening to indigo as the afternoon wanes. Dirt roads, fine as sifted flour, wind between fields that speak of generations of cultivation, their edges blurred by the encroaching wildness of overgrown fencerows and the occasional, determined stand of kudzu. The air, especially after a summer shower, carries the damp, earthy scent of turned soil and the faint sweetness of honeysuckle, a perfume that clings to the humid air long after the sun has dipped below the tree line. The story of Panola is one deeply entwined with the agricultural rhythms of the Black Belt, its economy historically anchored in the cultivation of cotton and, more recently, soybeans and timber. It’s a place where the past hums faintly beneath the surface, in the weathered barns standing sentinel in the fields and the quiet dignity of the older homes. The pace of life here is unhurried, dictated less by the ticking clock and more by the slow turning of seasons and the needs of the land. While no grand monuments mark its landscape, the enduring presence of family farms and the quiet camaraderie of its residents are the true landmarks of Panola, reflecting a resilience forged by hard work and a deep connection to this particular stretch of Alabama earth.
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| Location | Panola, Crenshaw County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.971538°N, 86.388857°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36046, 35477 |
| Area Code | 334, 251, 256 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Panola, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Panola, Alabama, 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 Panola includes coordinates 31.971538°N, 86.388857°W, situated in Crenshaw County. ZIP code 36046, 35477. Telephone area code: 334, 251, 256. 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.
