Panama, Illinois Weather
Panama, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Panama, Bond County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Panama.
About Panama, Illinois
Panama, Illinois, breathes the wide, open sky of Bond County, a place where the land rolls with a quiet dignity under a canopy of ever-shifting clouds. It lies 27.5 miles east-north-east of Edwardsville, IL (from Edwardsville, IL: bearing 57°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south of Hillsboro. The terrain here is a gentle exhalation from the prairie, a landscape defined by broad fields of corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon, their green and gold hues a testament to the fertile earth. Creeks, slender and purposeful, thread their way through the cultivated acres, carrying the lifeblood of the land towards larger waterways, their banks often softened by the shade of sycamores and elms. In the late afternoon, the sun, a softened ember, casts long, stretching shadows that paint the fields in shades of amber and russet, a daily ritual of light and repose that settles over Panama. The history of Panama is etched in the memory of coal dust and the sweat of men who worked the earth’s deep seams. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the mines, a robust economy that shaped the character of the community, fostering a sense of hard work and resilience. Though the deepest shafts have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that era persists, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. Today, agriculture forms the backbone of Panama's sustenance, the fertile soil continuing to yield its bounty, a different kind of harvest from the one that once defined the region. The air, particularly after a summer rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a reminder of the enduring connection between the people and the land they call home.
Live animated radar for Panama and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Panama, Bond County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.029491°N, 89.524253°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62077 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Panama, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Panama, Illinois, 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 Panama includes coordinates 39.029491°N, 89.524253°W, situated in Bond County. ZIP code 62077. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
