Columbia, Indiana Weather
Columbia, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Columbia, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Columbia is published on the Mettel Field (KCEV) page, 15 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 Columbia 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 Columbia: Batesville Airport (KHLB) 26 km · New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport (KUWL) 35 km · Greensburg Municipal Airport (KI34) 39 km · Pope Field (KGFD) 51 km · Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KGEZ) 51 km
Conditions reported at KCEV describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Columbia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Columbia.
About Columbia, Indiana
Columbia lies in a gentle fold of Fayette County, where rolling farmland gives way to the more pronounced contours of the Indiana terrain. It lies 24.3 miles south-west of Richmond, IN (from Richmond, IN: bearing 224°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east of Orange. The air here, particularly as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, often carries the sweet, earthy perfume of freshly turned soil and ripening crops, a scent that clings to the very breath. The land itself, a rich, dark loam, seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the light has softened, its subtle undulations promising a quiet resilience. The sky above Columbia is a vast canvas, stretching from horizon to horizon, and on clear evenings, it ignites with a painterly display of oranges, purples, and soft, fading blues that lend a profound stillness to the landscape. The history of Columbia is intertwined with the agricultural heartland that surrounds it, its early days shaped by the steady industry of farming and the simple needs of a growing community. The local economy, still deeply rooted in the cultivation of the land, finds its rhythm in the changing seasons, from the hopeful green shoots of spring to the golden abundance of autumn harvest. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the sturdy, unassuming architecture of its buildings speaks of generations who have worked this ground, their lives a quiet testament to perseverance. The subtle, almost imperceptible hum of daily life in Columbia is one of steady, unhurried progress, a continuation of a legacy built on the enduring strength of the land and the quiet determination of its people.
Live animated radar for Columbia 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 | Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.576437°N, 85.207186°W |
| Timezone | America/Indiana/Indianapolis |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47331 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Columbia, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Columbia, 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 Columbia includes coordinates 39.576437°N, 85.207186°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 47331. Telephone area code: 317. Timezone: 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.
