Carbon, Indiana Weather
Carbon, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Carbon, Clay County.
Full aviation weather for Carbon is published on the Brazil Clay County Airport (K0I2) page, 14 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 Carbon 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 Carbon: Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field (KHUF) 23 km · Sky King Airport (K3I3) 23 km · Putnam County Airport (KGPC) 26 km · Pam's Place Airport (K78I) 38 km · Crawfordsville Regional Airport (KCFJ) 45 km
Conditions reported at K0I2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carbon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Carbon.
About Carbon, Indiana
Carbon lies in a low-lying embrace of Clay County, where the earth folds gently, and the sky seems to stretch wider than usual. It lies 15.9 miles north of Clay, IN (from Clay, IN: bearing 5°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south of Parke. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and browns, a rolling tapestry woven from fields of corn and soybeans that shimmer under the Indiana sun, punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple trees that hold their leaves like secrets. Creeks, mere silver ribbons in the distance, thread their way through the terrain, their banks softened by wild grasses and the occasional cluster of resilient wildflowers. The air itself carries a particular weight, heavy with the scent of turned soil and the distant hum of unseen life, a quiet invitation to slow down and notice the subtle shifts of light as day gives way to dusk, painting the western horizon in hues of apricot and rose. The history of Carbon is etched not in grand monuments, but in the very bones of the land and the enduring spirit of its people. This was a place shaped by the rich seams of coal that once lay beneath its surface, a legacy that defined its early economy and drew a hardy breed of miners seeking their fortune in the earth's dark embrace. Though the deeper shafts have long since been silenced, the echoes of that era linger, a reminder of the labor and grit that built this corner of Indiana. Today, the economy has diversified, with agriculture still holding a significant place, the fertile ground yielding its bounty each season. Life in Carbon moves with a steady, unhurried cadence, a rhythm dictated by the turning of the seasons and the quiet continuity of generations, where the warmth of a shared porch on a summer evening holds as much value as any grand historical marker.
Live animated radar for Carbon 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 | Carbon, Clay County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.597819°N, 87.118626°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47837 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carbon, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carbon, 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 Carbon includes coordinates 39.597819°N, 87.118626°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 47837. Telephone area code: 765. 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.
