Dana, Indiana Weather
Dana, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dana, Vermillion County.
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About Dana, Indiana
Dana lies low in the broad, welcoming valley of Vermillion County, where the land gently rolls, a subtle testament to the ancient glaciers that shaped this corner of Indiana. It lies 9.8 miles south-west of Howard, IN (from Howard, IN: bearing 220°T), and is situated 3.6 miles south-south-west of Vermillion. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their emerald and gold hues softening under the wide, often hazy sky. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like stoic sentinels, punctuate the landscape, each a tiny world unto itself. The air here carries the earthy scent of turned soil and, after a rain, the sharp, clean perfume of wet asphalt. In the quiet mornings, a thin mist often clings to the low-lying areas, giving the impression that the very ground is exhaling. The history of Dana is tied to the fertile land and the transportation routes that once crisscrossed it. Once a more bustling hub, its economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with the steady rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the year’s cadence. The faint echoes of a past railroad line can still be sensed in the way the roads are laid out, a ghost of connection to a wider world. While the grander ambitions of earlier times may have receded, Dana retains a quiet dignity, a place where neighbours still know each other’s names and the pace of life allows for thoughtful observation, like watching the slow drift of clouds across the vast Hoosier sky.
Live animated radar for Dana and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Dana, Vermillion County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.807814°N, 87.495019°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47847 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dana, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dana, Indiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Dana includes coordinates 39.807814°N, 87.495019°W, situated in Vermillion County. ZIP code 47847. Telephone area code: 765. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
