Arcola, Indiana Weather
Arcola, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arcola, Allen County.
Full aviation weather for Arcola is published on the Smith Field (KSMD) page, 13 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. 4 airfields within reach of Arcola 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 Arcola: De Kalb County Airport (KGWB) 30 km · Kendallville Municipal Airport (KC62) 41 km · Warsaw Municipal Airport (KASW) 50 km
Conditions reported at KSMD describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Arcola specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Arcola.
About Arcola, Indiana
Arcola sits in the broad, fertile expanse of Allen County, Indiana, where the land rolls with a gentle persistence, a soft green quilt stitched by fields of corn and soybeans. It lies 8.4 miles south-west of Allen, IN (from Allen, IN: bearing 218°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-south-west of Fort Wayne. The sky above Arcola is a vast, ever-changing canvas, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun, beginning its descent, casts long, golden shadows that stretch and blur across the flat, dark earth. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the sweet, damp scent of turned soil and burgeoning life, a perfume unique to this agricultural heartland. Roads here are straight and purposeful, cutting through the landscape like precise stitching, connecting farmsteads that appear as small, sturdy islands in a sea of verdure. The character of Arcola is deeply rooted in the soil that surrounds it. Its history is a quiet unfolding, tied to the agricultural endeavors that have sustained its people for generations. The local economy, while not bustling, is a steady hum of productivity, reliant on the bountiful harvests of the surrounding farms and the smaller businesses that serve this industrious community. There are no grand monuments to boast of, no towering structures to pierce the wide, open sky, but a quiet dignity prevails in the well-kept homes and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors. The rhythm of life in Arcola is measured by the seasons, by the planting and the reaping, a timeless cycle that imbues the place with a sense of enduring stability.
Live animated radar for Arcola 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 | Arcola, Allen County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 41.103659°N, 85.294141°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46704, 46818 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arcola, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arcola, Indiana, 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 Arcola includes coordinates 41.103659°N, 85.294141°W, situated in Allen County. ZIP code 46704, 46818. Telephone area code: 574. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
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.
