Elrod, Indiana Weather
Elrod, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elrod, Ripley County.
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About Elrod, Indiana
Elrod lies in a fold of Ripley County where the land begins to soften its Midwestern angles, transitioning towards the gentle slopes that eventually meet the Ohio River. It lies 12.3 miles south-west of Dearborn, IN (from Dearborn, IN: bearing 230°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east-south-east of Versailles. Here, the air hangs thick and sweet in the summer with the scent of ripening corn and the damp earth after a sudden shower, a palpable humidity that clings to everything like a second skin. Fields of soybeans, a rich, deep green, stretch out under a sky that often seems impossibly vast, broken only by the dark, solid lines of distant tree stands where the land dips into hollows and draws. The occasional farmhouse, weathered and stoic, marks the landscape, its porch light a warm, solitary beacon against the encroaching twilight. The history of Elrod is tied to the hardworking hands that cleared these woods and coaxed sustenance from the soil, a legacy carried forward in the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots. While no grand industries define its present, the local economy hums with the familiar rhythms of farming, the steady work of planting and harvest shaping the lives of its residents. Traces of earlier eras can be felt in the quiet dignity of the old barn timbers and the enduring spirit of a place that has seen generations come and go, each leaving their mark on the enduring character of Elrod.
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| Location | Elrod, Ripley County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.054778°N, 85.163846°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47031 |
| Area Code | 317, 463 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elrod, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elrod, 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 Elrod includes coordinates 39.054778°N, 85.163846°W, situated in Ripley County. ZIP code 47031. Telephone area code: 317, 463. 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.
