Panola, Alabama Weather
Panola, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Panola, Sumter County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Panola. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Panola is published on the George Downer Airport (KAIV) page, 19 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 Panola 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 Panola: Macon Municipal Airport (K20M) 32 km · Eutaw Municipal Airport (K3A7) 40 km · Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field (KNMM) 52 km · North Pickens Airport (K3M8) 54 km · Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field (KNJW) 55 km
Conditions reported at KAIV describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Panola specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Panola.
About Panola, Alabama
Panola rests in a gentle fold of Sumter County, where the land, a rich, deep red, rolls with a quiet grace. It lies 44.3 miles west-south-west of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 246°T), and is situated 14.1 miles south-south-west of Aliceville. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and the distant, sweet perfume of pine, a blend that speaks of the long, warm summers and the mild, infrequent frosts of this corner of Alabama. Sunlight, when it descends in the late afternoon, seems to linger, painting the scattered farmhouses and the fields of growing crops in hues of amber and rose, a slow, deliberate illumination that softens the edges of the day. The character of Panola is one of patient perseverance, a quiet strength drawn from the land itself, where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the turning seasons and the needs of the earth. The history of Panola is inextricably linked to the fertile soil that defines its landscape, a region long cultivated for its agricultural bounty. Cotton, in generations past, was king, its white harvest a familiar sight across these rolling hills, shaping the fortunes and the very fabric of the communities that sprang up. While the economic landscape has diversified, farming remains a cornerstone, with cattle grazing on pastures and crops like soybeans and corn continuing to thrive. The legacy of earlier eras, however, is not entirely erased, whispering in the architecture of older homes and in the stories passed down, a subtle reminder of the enduring connection between the people and the land that has sustained them. Panola, though modest, holds within its quiet existence a deep resonance with the agricultural heart of Alabama.
Live animated radar for Panola 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Panola, Sumter County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.950684°N, 88.268921°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36046, 35477 |
| Area Code | 334, 251, 256 |
| Page generated | September 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, 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 Panola includes coordinates 32.950684°N, 88.268921°W, situated in Sumter 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. 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.
