Bethany, Indiana Weather
Bethany, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bethany, Bartholomew County.
Full aviation weather for Bethany is published on the Himsel Army Airfield (KHBE) page, 19 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. 3 airfields within reach of Bethany 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 Bethany: Monroe County Airport (KBMG) 48 km · Indy South Greenwood Airport (KHFY) 51 km
Conditions reported at KHBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bethany specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bethany.
About Bethany, Indiana
Bethany rests in a gentle sweep of Indiana farmland, where the earth, rich with the dark promise of seasons, rolls out in broad, fertile plains. It lies 7.9 miles west-south-west of Columbus, IN (from Columbus, IN: bearing 256°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-south-west of Bartholomew. The sky here is a vast canvas, often painted with clouds that drift like slow ships across an endless blue, and the air carries the clean scent of turned soil and the distant hum of tractors. Mature oak and maple trees stand sentinel along the county roads, their leaves whispering secrets to the warm summer breeze, and the occasional glint of sunlight on a distant silo hints at the quiet industry that underpins this landscape. The very character of Bethany is shaped by this open country, a place where the horizon feels perpetually close and the rhythm of life is tied to the sun’s steady arc. The history of Bethany is a story of the land, of farmers who worked this soil and built their lives from its bounty. Early settlers found a landscape ripe for cultivation, and the local economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with corn and soybeans stretching across the fields like verdant carpets. While the specifics of its founding are part of the broader narrative of Midwestern settlement, Bethany retains a quiet dignity, a testament to generations who have found sustenance and community here. The roads, often lined with weathered fences and mailbox clusters, lead not to grand pronouncements but to farmhouses and modest homes, where the pulse of daily life beats with a steady, unpretentious cadence.
Live animated radar for Bethany 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 | Bethany, Bartholomew County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.17394°N, 86.06527°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47201, 47872, 46151 |
| Area Code | 765, 260 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bethany, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bethany, 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 Bethany includes coordinates 39.173940°N, 86.065270°W, situated in Bartholomew County. ZIP code 47201, 47872, 46151. Telephone area code: 765, 260. 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.
