Palo, Iowa Weather
Palo, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Palo, Linn County.
Full aviation weather for Palo is published on the The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) page, 21 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 Palo 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 Palo: Marion Airport (KC17) 22 km · Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (KVTI) 25 km · Amana Airport (KC11) 31 km · Independence Municipal Airport (KIIB) 45 km · Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 46 km
Conditions reported at KCID describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Palo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Palo.
About Palo, Iowa
Palo lies where the land begins to gently roll, a subtle shift from the flatness of the Iowa prairie. It lies 8.7 miles west-north-west of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-north-west of Hiawatha. Here, the air carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the distant hum of machinery working the fields that stretch out like a rumpled quilt under the vast sky. The Cedar River, a ribbon of moving water, whispers its presence nearby, its banks softened by a fringe of cottonwood and willow. The houses of Palo are spaced with a comfortable generosity, each with its own patch of green, hinting at a life lived in easy relation to the open country. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, has a particular honeyed quality, gilding the corn stalks and casting long shadows that stretch across the roads. The history of Palo is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of Linn County. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of a new start, established farms that continue to define the local economy. The rhythm of planting and harvest still dictates much of the year’s pulse, though the landscape also bears the quiet imprint of industry. The Cedar River, once a vital artery for transport, now offers a more tranquil character, its banks a place for quiet contemplation rather than bustling commerce. Palo itself, though small, holds a distinct sense of continuity, a place where the enduring spirit of the land is palpable in the daily lives of its people.
Live animated radar for Palo 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 | Palo, Linn County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.066108°N, 91.795458°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52324 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Palo, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Palo, 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 Palo includes coordinates 42.066108°N, 91.795458°W, situated in Linn County. ZIP code 52324. 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. 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.
