Eckerty, Indiana Weather
Eckerty, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Eckerty, Crawford County.
Full aviation weather for Eckerty is published on the French Lick Municipal Airport (KFRH) 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 Eckerty 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 Eckerty: Huntingburg Airport (KHNB) 31 km · Paoli Municipal Airport (KI42) 32 km · Perry County Municipal Airport (KTEL) 34 km · Orleans Airport (K7I4) 40 km · Hancock County-Ron Lewis Field (KKY8) 46 km
Conditions reported at KFRH describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Eckerty specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Eckerty.
About Eckerty, Indiana
Eckerty rests in a quiet fold of southern Indiana, where the land begins its gentle rise towards the rolling hills of Crawford County. It lies 39.0 miles south-east of Daviess, IN (from Daviess, IN: bearing 132°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west of English. Here, fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled blankets under a wide, often cloud-streaked sky, their green hues deepening in the humid summer air. Streams, born from the damp earth and shaded by stands of oak and sycamore, thread their way through the terrain, their banks often softened by a mossy growth that clings to fallen logs. The character of Eckerty is one of patient settlement, where the scattered farmhouses seem to have grown organically from the land, their white paint weathered by sun and rain, their porches open to the breeze that whispers through the trees. The history of Eckerty is subtly etched into the landscape, a testament to the hardy souls who first cleared these lands for farming. The local economy, much like in generations past, remains tied to the bounty of the earth, with agriculture forming the backbone of its sustenance. While not a bustling hub, Eckerty’s quietude offers a distinct sense of place, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated more by the changing seasons than by the tick of a clock. The occasional rumble of a grain truck on the county roads, or the distant hum of a tractor, are the prevailing sounds, a comforting reminder of the enduring connection to the soil that defines this corner of Indiana.
Live animated radar for Eckerty 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 | Eckerty, Crawford County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.320336°N, 86.611932°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Marengo) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47116 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Eckerty, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eckerty, 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 Eckerty includes coordinates 38.320336°N, 86.611932°W, situated in Crawford County. ZIP code 47116. Telephone area code: 317. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Marengo).
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.
