Cartersburg, Indiana Weather
Cartersburg, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cartersburg, Hendricks County.
Full aviation weather for Cartersburg is published on the Hendricks County Gordon Graham Field (K2R2) page, 6 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 Cartersburg 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 Cartersburg: Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) 15 km · Eagle Creek Airpark (KEYE) 21 km · Pam's Place Airport (K78I) 29 km · Putnam County Airport (KGPC) 31 km · Indy South Greenwood Airport (KHFY) 33 km
Conditions reported at K2R2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cartersburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cartersburg.
About Cartersburg, Indiana
Cartersburg unfolds across rolling terrain, a gentle rise and fall of Indiana farmland where the sky feels vast and ever-present. It lies 3.4 miles west of Plainfield, IN (from Plainfield, IN: bearing 264°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-west of Avon. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their greens and golds shifting with the sun's slow arc, a testament to the deep, dark earth that cradles them. Scattered woodlands, dense with oak and maple, punctuate the agricultural expanse, offering pockets of shade and the murmur of unseen creatures. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of freshly turned soil and the sweet, heavy perfume of ripening grain, a fragrance that clings to the skin like a summer memory. The quiet hum of cicadas often forms the dominant soundtrack to a Cartersburg day, a persistent pulse beneath the broader stillness. This corner of Hendricks County carries the quiet dignity of its agricultural roots, a heritage evident in the enduring presence of family farms that have shaped its landscape for generations. The local economy, while diversified, still finds its strongest anchor in the bounty of the land, with grain cultivation and livestock raising forming the backbone of its prosperity. Cartersburg itself, a modest collection of homes and businesses, speaks of a slower, more deliberate pace of life, where neighbors still recognize one another and the changing seasons dictate the rhythm of daily existence. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring strength of its community and the fertile land it occupies are its most significant landmarks, a quiet testament to persistence and the simple, profound beauty of rural Indiana.
Live animated radar for Cartersburg 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 | Cartersburg, Hendricks County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.698657°N, 86.463608°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46168 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cartersburg, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cartersburg, 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 Cartersburg includes coordinates 39.698657°N, 86.463608°W, situated in Hendricks County. ZIP code 46168. Telephone area code: 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.
