Coal City, Indiana Weather
Coal City, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Coal City, Owen County.
Full aviation weather for Coal City is published on the Shawnee Field (K1I3) page, 21 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 Coal City 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 Coal City: Brazil Clay County Airport (K0I2) 28 km · Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field (KHUF) 33 km · Sullivan County Airport (KSIV) 37 km · Monroe County Airport (KBMG) 38 km · Pam's Place Airport (K78I) 43 km
Conditions reported at K1I3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Coal City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Coal City.
About Coal City, Indiana
Coal City rests in Owen County, a quiet collection of homes and businesses where the land itself seems to breathe with a gentle, rolling exhale. It lies 10.9 miles south-south-east of Clay, IN (from Clay, IN: bearing 152°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-north-east of Jasonville. The terrain here is not harsh, but rather a soft surrender of hills that cradle the sky, their slopes a patchwork quilt of emerald fields and the darker, richer hues of cultivated earth. Creeks, like silver threads, meander through the valleys, their waters whispering secrets to the gnarled roots of ancient oaks and maples that stand sentinel along their banks. The air, especially in the hushed moments before dawn or as twilight bleeds across the horizon, carries a profound stillness, a palpable sense of peace that settles deep into the bones. This place, Coal City, bears the indelible mark of its past, a history deeply intertwined with the earth's dark bounty. Though the clamor of the mines has long since faded, the legacy of those who toiled beneath the surface remains a quiet hum in the local consciousness, a reminder of resilience and hard-won sustenance. The economy, once dominated by the subterranean pursuit of coal, has since diversified, finding its footing in the fertile soil that surrounds Coal City and the small businesses that serve its people. The rhythm of life here is measured, not by the frantic pulse of a metropolis, but by the steady turning of seasons and the enduring bonds of community, a place where neighbors still know each other’s names and the simple act of a shared greeting holds genuine weight.
Live animated radar for Coal City 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 | Coal City, Owen County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.23032°N, 87.045844°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47427 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coal City, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coal City, 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 Coal City includes coordinates 39.230320°N, 87.045844°W, situated in Owen County. ZIP code 47427. 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.
