Muncie, Illinois Weather
Muncie, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Muncie, Vermilion County.
Full aviation weather for Muncie is published on the Vermilion Regional Airport (KDNV) page, 23 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 Muncie 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 Muncie: Frasca Field (KC16) 30 km · Rantoul National Aviation Center - Frank Elliot field (KTIP) 32 km · University of Illinois Willard Airport (KCMI) 38 km · Paxton Airport (K1C1) 44 km · Edgar County Airport (KPRG) 48 km
Conditions reported at KDNV describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Muncie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Muncie.
About Muncie, Illinois
Muncie rests on a gentle swell of land, where the flat expanse of Vermilion County begins to hint at the rolling terrain that defines much of the American Midwest. It lies 11.4 miles west of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 267°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-north-west of Catlin. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a quiet warmth, a palpable humidity that can thicken the sunlight into a hazy, golden syrup. Fields, a patchwork of ripening corn and soybeans, stretch to the horizon, their verdant rows marching in straight, purposeful lines under a sky that often feels impossibly vast. The Vermilion River, a ribbon of muddy water, meanders through the landscape, its presence marked by clusters of willow and cottonwood trees that offer a welcome, darker green counterpoint to the open fields. The character of Muncie is one of quiet persistence, an unassuming presence that blends seamlessly with the agricultural heartland it inhabits. The story of Muncie is interwoven with the rich soil and the ebb and flow of agricultural cycles, though its founding also saw aspirations of a more industrial nature. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile land and the promise of the river, established Muncie as a hub for farming and local trade. While large-scale manufacturing never quite took root as it did in some neighboring counties, the rhythm of life here has long been dictated by the planting and harvesting seasons. The local economy remains firmly anchored in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels along the railway lines, a testament to the enduring importance of the land. Occasionally, a train rumbles through, its distant whistle a lonely call that briefly punctuates the otherwise peaceful quiet, a reminder of connections to the wider world that Muncie has always maintained, however subtly.
Live animated radar for Muncie 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40.115591°N, 87.844751°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61857 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Muncie, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Muncie, 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 Muncie includes coordinates 40.115591°N, 87.844751°W, situated in Vermilion County. ZIP code 61857. 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.
