Packwood, Iowa Weather
Packwood, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Packwood, Jefferson County.
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About Packwood, Iowa
Packwood unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling farmland, where the Iowa sky stretches vast and uninterrupted, a canvas for the sun's slow descent. It lies 18.8 miles east-north-east of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 65°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-west of Richland. The fields, a patchwork quilt of emerald corn and golden soybeans, stretch to the horizon, broken only by the occasional stand of mature oak and maple trees that guard the property lines. The air here, especially as evening approaches, carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a blend of drying hay and distant woodsmoke, and the silence is a palpable thing, punctuated by the far-off lowing of cattle or the whir of a lone combine. This is a place where the land dictates the rhythm, where the seasons paint the scenery with broad, deliberate strokes. The history of Packwood is deeply rooted in the agricultural bounty of Jefferson County, a legacy sustained by generations of farming families who have coaxed sustenance from this fertile earth. The local economy remains firmly tethered to the land, with grain elevators and livestock operations forming the backbone of its commerce. While not a place of grand monuments, Packwood holds a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring spirit of rural America. The unassuming buildings of its main street hint at a past when the railroad brought a different kind of bustle, a bygone era now softened by time and the ever-present, comforting hum of the natural world.
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| Location | Packwood, Jefferson County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.132794°N, 92.082677°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52580 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Packwood, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Packwood, Iowa, 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 Packwood includes coordinates 41.132794°N, 92.082677°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 52580. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
