Palmer, Iowa Weather
Palmer, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Palmer, Pocahontas County.
Full aviation weather for Palmer is published on the Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH) page, 13 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 Palmer 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 Palmer: Rockwell City Municipal Airport (K2Y4) 27 km · Humboldt Municipal Airport (K0K7) 31 km · Fort Dodge Regional Airport (KFOD) 35 km · Sac City Municipal Airport (KSKI) 42 km · Storm Lake Municipal Airport (KSLB) 52 km
Conditions reported at KPOH describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Palmer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Palmer.
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.
Live animated radar for Palmer 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.
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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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
