Clifford, Indiana Weather
Clifford, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clifford, Bartholomew County.
Full aviation weather for Clifford is published on the Columbus Municipal Airport (KBAK) page, 3 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 Clifford 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 Clifford: Greensburg Municipal Airport (KI34) 30 km · Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KGEZ) 34 km · North Vernon Airport (KOVO) 35 km · Batesville Airport (KHLB) 53 km · Pope Field (KGFD) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBAK describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clifford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clifford.
About Clifford, Indiana
Clifford rests in a shallow valley, a quiet exhalation of Bartholomew County where the land begins its gentle inclination toward the flatter expanses of Indiana. It lies 5.3 miles north-north-east of Bartholomew, IN (from Bartholomew, IN: bearing 12°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-north-east of Columbus. Rolling fields of corn and soybeans, the rich, dark earth a promise of harvest, unfurl like rumpled blankets under a sky that often stretches in vast, unbroken blue. The Bartholomew River, a patient artery of the landscape, meanders nearby, its banks lined with the stoic dignity of mature oak and sycamore trees. In the soft, low light of late afternoon, the air here carries a faint, sweet perfume of drying hay and the distant scent of woodsmoke, a grounding aroma that speaks of seasons turned and lives lived in honest work. The story of Clifford is one of agricultural endurance and modest beginnings, a place where the economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the soil. Its roots, like those of the hardy Indiana corn, run deep into the nineteenth century, a time when pioneers carved their homesteads from the wilderness. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the quiet dignity of the few remaining historic structures, their clapboard faded to the color of old bone, hints at generations of families who cultivated this land. The local schoolhouse, now a quiet relic, once pulsed with the energy of young minds, a testament to the enduring belief in education that has always been a quiet current in Clifford's narrative. The rhythm of life here is a steady beat, punctuated by the rumble of tractors and the murmur of neighborly conversations, a persistent hum of resilience in the heartland.
Live animated radar for Clifford 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 | Clifford, Bartholomew County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.282273°N, 85.869156°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47226 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clifford, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clifford, 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 Clifford includes coordinates 39.282273°N, 85.869156°W, situated in Bartholomew County. ZIP code 47226. Telephone area code: 317. 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.
