Colfax, Indiana Weather
Colfax, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Colfax, Clinton County.
Full aviation weather for Colfax is published on the Frankfort Clinton County Regional Airport (KFKR) page, 12 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 Colfax 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 Colfax: Boone County Airport (K6I4) 28 km · Purdue University Airport (KLAF) 34 km · Sheridan Airport (K5I4) 38 km · Indianapolis Executive Airport (KTYQ) 40 km · Westfield Airport (KI72) 46 km
Conditions reported at KFKR describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Colfax specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Colfax, Indiana
Colfax rests in a gentle cradle of Indiana farmland, where the sky seems to spread wider than anywhere else, especially in the long, golden afternoons. It lies 15.5 miles north-west of Boone, IN (from Boone, IN: bearing 325°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-west of Thorntown. The land here rolls with a farmer's patience, a subtle, sweeping contour that hints at the vast, flat expanses beyond, but offers enough variation to make the horizon a place of quiet interest. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled green and gold blankets, punctuated by the dark, sturdy lines of trees that mark property boundaries or stand as solitary sentinels against the wind. The air itself often carries the clean, earthy scent of freshly turned soil or the sweet perfume of ripening crops, a constant, grounding presence that whispers of the seasons’ steady march. The history of Colfax is tied to the rich agricultural soil that defines its character, a legacy built by generations of families who understood the land’s bounty. The local economy, still largely rooted in farming, hums with the quiet industry of planting and harvest, with grain elevators standing as silent monuments to the region's enduring connection to the earth. Though not a place of grand monuments or bustling tourism, Colfax possesses a distinct charm in its unpretentious simplicity, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun and the soil, and where a sense of shared history can be felt in the quiet nods exchanged between neighbors on the street.
Live animated radar for Colfax 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 | Colfax, Clinton County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.195038°N, 86.667227°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46035 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colfax, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colfax, 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 Colfax includes coordinates 40.195038°N, 86.667227°W, situated in Clinton County. ZIP code 46035. 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.
