Palmer, Iowa Weather
Palmer, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Palmer, Pocahontas County.
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About Palmer, Iowa
Palmer unfolds itself as a quiet promise across the broad expanse of Iowa's agricultural heartland. It lies 64.8 miles north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-south-east of Pocahontas. Here, the land itself is a vast, breathing entity, a patchwork quilt of emerald fields stitched with the darker threads of freshly turned earth. Rolling swells, softened by millennia of wind and water, stretch towards horizons that bleed into the immense, changeable sky, a dome that can hold the fierce blue of summer or the bruised lavender of an approaching storm. The air, particularly in the hushed hours of early morning or the golden languor of late afternoon, carries the clean, dry scent of sun-baked soil and ripening grain, a perfume uniquely of this place. Buildings in Palmer seem to observe the land with a gentle deference, their forms low-slung and honest, their colors often muted to blend with the earth tones of the season. The story of Palmer is written in the generous soil that has sustained its people for generations. Its economy, much like the surrounding landscape, is deeply rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybeans standing as silent, steadfast sentinels of prosperity. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life here, a cyclical tempo understood by every farmer and echoed in the quiet hum of machinery during the busy seasons. Though no grand monuments mark its existence, Palmer possesses a distinctive character, a resilience born from the pioneering spirit that first settled these prairies. The local schoolhouse, often the focal point of community life, stands as a simple but potent symbol of enduring tradition, a place where the future is nurtured amidst the enduring legacy of the past.
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| Location | Palmer, Pocahontas County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.630531°N, 94.600533°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50571 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Palmer, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Palmer, 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 Palmer includes coordinates 42.630531°N, 94.600533°W, situated in Pocahontas County. ZIP code 50571. Telephone area code: 319. 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.
