Panola, Illinois Weather
Panola, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Panola, Woodford County.
Full aviation weather for Panola is published on the Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (KBMI) page, 35 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. 5 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: Pontiac Municipal Airport (KPNT) 37 km · Marshall County Airport (KC75) 40 km · Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (K3MY) 50 km · General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (KPIA) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBMI describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 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, Illinois
Panola lies in the broad, quiet expanse of central Illinois, where the land unfurls in gentle swells under a sky that seems to stretch to forever. It lies 18.7 miles north of Normal, IL (from Normal, IL: bearing 355°T), and is situated 3.1 miles north of El Paso. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant hay, a perfume woven from the very fabric of the prairie. Fields of corn and soybeans, meticulously ordered, form a patchwork quilt of emerald and gold, rippling in the breeze like a vast, living ocean. Farmhouses, often painted in stoic shades of white or grey, stand sentinel amidst their cultivated domains, their silhouettes softened by the hazy afternoon light. The roads that crisscross this landscape are straight and true, leading the eye towards the horizon where the land meets the boundless sky in a tender embrace. The history of Panola is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that has sustained it for generations, a legacy of agricultural enterprise and quiet perseverance. Originally a stop along the Illinois Central Railroad, its early prosperity was tied to the bounty of the land, shipping grain and livestock to distant markets. While the railroad's dominance has waned, the spirit of agriculture remains the beating heart of Panola’s economy, with family farms continuing to cultivate the rich black soil. The distinctive character of this place is found in the unhurried pace of life, the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors, and the enduring connection to the seasons that dictate the rhythm of the day. The simple beauty of the landscape, with its wide-open vistas and the subtle shifts of light across the fields, offers a constant, quiet reminder of the enduring power of nature.
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, Woodford County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.783646°N, 89.021186°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61738 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Panola, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Panola, Illinois, 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 40.783646°N, 89.021186°W, situated in Woodford County. ZIP code 61738. 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. 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.
