Panama, Iowa Weather
Panama, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Panama, Shelby County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Panama.
About Panama, Iowa
Panama in Shelby County unfurls across a landscape of rolling farmlands, where fields of ripening corn and soybeans ripple like a golden sea under the vast Iowa sky. It lies 37.9 miles north-north-east of Council Bluffs, IA (from Council Bluffs, IA: bearing 32°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-west of Harlan. The land here, shaped by millennia of wind and water, possesses a quiet dignity, its gentle slopes leading the eye towards distant horizons. Here and there, a lone farmhouse stands sentinel, its silhouette softened by the hazy afternoon light, a testament to enduring human presence amidst the expansive, open country. Creeks, often mere whispers of water after dry spells, carve shallow paths through the terrain, their banks lined with the resilient green of native grasses and the occasional skeletal reach of a cottonwood tree. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the faint, sweet perfume of distant blossoms. The economic lifeblood of Panama has long been tied to the fertile earth, a legacy of hardy pioneers who recognized the bounty of this prairie soil. Generations have worked this land, their labor etched into the very rhythm of the seasons, producing crops that feed the nation. While agriculture remains the steadfast foundation, the community has also found its character in smaller enterprises, the hum of local businesses a counterpoint to the vast quietude of the surrounding countryside. History whispers in the weathered barns and the simple, unadorned architecture of the few public buildings, each telling a story of resilience and adaptation. Panama, though small, holds within it the enduring spirit of the American heartland, a place where the past and present coexist under a sky that seems to stretch on forever.
Live animated radar for Panama and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Panama, Shelby County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.726377°N, 95.472224°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51562 |
| Area Code | 641 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Panama, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Panama, 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 Panama includes coordinates 41.726377°N, 95.472224°W, situated in Shelby County. ZIP code 51562. Telephone area code: 641. 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.
