Indianola, Illinois Weather
Indianola, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Indianola, Vermilion County.
Full aviation weather for Indianola is published on the Edgar County Airport (KPRG) 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 Indianola 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 Indianola: Vermilion Regional Airport (KDNV) 33 km · Frasca Field (KC16) 46 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 47 km · Tuscola Airport (KK96) 51 km · Sky King Airport (K3I3) 52 km
Conditions reported at KPRG describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Indianola specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Indianola.
About Indianola, Illinois
Indianola lies within the broad, fertile expanse of Vermilion County, a place where the land breathes with a quiet, agricultural purpose. It lies 14.8 miles south-south-west of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 203°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-west of Westville. Gentle swells of earth, softened by decades of cultivation, roll towards a horizon that seems to stretch endlessly, painted with the pale blues and grays of an Illinois sky. Here, the air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, benevolent shadows across the fields. The landscape is a testament to the patient hand of nature and the enduring spirit of those who have worked this ground, a sprawling canvas of green and gold that shifts with the seasons. The history of Indianola is as deeply rooted as the corn stalks that stand sentinel in its fields, a narrative woven into the very fabric of the community. This was a place built on the back of farming, a steadfast tradition that continues to define its local economy. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the sight of grain elevators standing like stoic sentinels are the enduring symbols of its livelihood. While not a place of grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions, Indianola offers a profound sense of continuity, a connection to the land and the generations who have called it home, fostering a character of understated resilience and a pace of life dictated by the sun and the soil.
Live animated radar for Indianola 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 | Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.927258°N, 87.740025°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61850 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Indianola, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Indianola, Illinois, 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 Indianola includes coordinates 39.927258°N, 87.740025°W, situated in Vermilion County. ZIP code 61850. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
