Parnell, Iowa Weather
Parnell, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Parnell, Iowa County.
Full aviation weather for Parnell is published on the Amana Airport (KC11) page, 26 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 Parnell 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 Parnell: Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) 38 km · Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 40 km · The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) 41 km · Washington Municipal Airport (KAWG) 44 km · Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (KOOA) 57 km
Conditions reported at KC11 describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Parnell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Parnell.
About Parnell, Iowa
Parnell breathes the wide, open air of eastern Iowa, a place where the land unfurls in a gentle, rolling generosity. It lies 25.1 miles west-south-west of Iowa City, IA (from Iowa City, IA: bearing 258°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south of Williamsburg. The sky here feels vast, a canvas for sunsets that bleed into hues of rose and amethyst, casting long, soft shadows across the fields. The landscape is a patchwork quilt of corn and soybean, the stalks rustling with a dry whisper in the breeze, punctuated by the darker green of distant tree lines that mark the edges of unassuming farmsteads. The very soil, a rich, dark loam, seems to hold the secrets of seasons past, a quiet testament to the enduring cycles of growth and harvest that define this corner of Iowa County. The story of Parnell is one of quiet persistence, a testament to the agricultural spirit that has long been the lifeblood of this region. Founded by Irish immigrants seeking fertile ground, the settlement grew organically, its economy tethered to the bounty of the land. While not a bustling metropolis, Parnell possesses a distinct character, a sense of community forged in shared labor and the simple pleasures of rural life. The grain elevators, proud sentinels against the horizon, speak of a continuous flow of produce, a vital artery connecting this small settlement to the wider world. The air, especially on a crisp autumn morning, carries the faint, earthy scent of drying corn and the distant hum of tractors, a familiar symphony of the local economy.
Live animated radar for Parnell 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 | Parnell, Iowa County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.583064°N, 92.004066°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52325 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Parnell, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parnell, 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 Parnell includes coordinates 41.583064°N, 92.004066°W, situated in Iowa County. ZIP code 52325. 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.
