Panama, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Panama weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast21%—86°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle46%—90°70°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle46%—81°65°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—79°64°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm10%0.28″86°65°+7°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Panama at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51562
15-Day Forecast — Panama
- Sun89°66°15%
- Mon89°70°2%
- Tue86°68°21%
- Wed90°70°46%
- Thu81°65°46%
- Fri79°64°22%
- Sat86°65°10%
- Sun87°68°4%
- Mon88°68°3%
- Tue92°71°3%
- Wed89°66°5%
- Thu90°66°13%
- Fri87°67°16%
- Sat86°66°16%
- Sun94°73°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Panama
SPC includes Panama in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Panama
- 51562