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Panora, Iowa Weather

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Panora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Panora, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 10:48 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
69%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Panora, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPanora, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 60% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 65°H 82°
Panora, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    60%
    1.5″
    82°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    73%
    0.26″
    82°65°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    73%
    86°64°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    56%
    0.26″
    82°69°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    51%
    0.01″
    81°68°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    89°68°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    92°75°+3°
Panora, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 8°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 23 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2817SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the s.
Panora, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-7.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978985
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.8977.6977.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Panora, IA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Panora, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.3mi
UNLIMITED
111 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
10:48 UTC ·Panora, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
10:48 UTC ·Panora, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Panora, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Panora, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Panora, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Panora, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
4:52 AM
Moonset
2:14 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Panora, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Panora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, 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 — Panora

SPC has placed Panora in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Panora

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.